Lemma 1bene
adverb
well, very, quite, rightly, agreeably, cheaply, in good style; better; bestMorphology
positivebene · regular
Lewis & Short
bĕnĕ, e of the foll. syllable; Corss. Ausspr. 2, 366], well ( melius, better; optime [ bonus ], best; often to be rendered by more specific adverbs).
As adjunct of verbs.
Of physical or external goodness, usefulness, ornament, and comfort: ornatus hic satis me condecet? Ps. Optume, it is very becoming: so.
With respect to the mind.
Perception, knowledge, ability; satin' haec meministi et tenes? Pa. Melius quam tu qui docuisti: de medico bene existimari scribis, that he is well thought (spoken) of, his ability.
Of feeling, judgment, and will; so, optime animati, Varr. ; : bene alicui velle, volo: bene aliquid consulere, to plan something well.
Of morality, honesty, honor,
Bene vivere, or bene beateque vivere ( = ), to lead a moral and happy life; (for another meaning of bene vivere, e. ).
Bene mori, to die honorably, bravely, creditably, gloriously.
Bene partum, what is honestly, honorably earned or acquired.
Apud bonos bene agier, an old legal formula: bonā fide agi ( bonus), to be transacted in good faith among good men. ubi erit illa formula fiduciae ut inter bonos bene agier oportet?. — Non bene = male, not faithfully.
Representing an action as right or correct, well, rightly, correctly: bene mones, Ibo, you are right (to admonish me)
Pleasantly, satisfactorily, profitably, prosperously, fortunately, successfully: quamobrem melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto, is better or more profitably invested: bene ambulatum'st? Di. Huc quidem, hercle, ad te bene, Quia tui vivendi copia'st, has your walk been pleasant?. — So, bene (se) habere: ut bene me haberem filiai nuptiis, have a good time at, : bene consulere alicui, to take good care for somebody's interests. — So, bene mereri, and rarely bene merere, to deserve well of one, act for his advantage; or with de; mereo, D. and P. a. — referring to price: bene emere, to buy advantageously, cheaply; bene vendere, to sell advantageously, at a high price: bene ego hercle vendidi te, Plaut. Durc. 4, 2, 34: vin' bene emere? Do. Vin' tu pulcre vendere?: quo melius emptum sciatis, Cic.
Expressing kindness, thanks, : bene facis, bene vocas, bene narras, I thank you, am obliged to you for doing, calling, saying (): merito amo te. Ph. Bene facis, thanks! Ter; dividuom talentum faciam. La. Bene facis: si quid erit dubium, immutabo Da. Bene fecisti, Lo. Adeas, si velis. La. Bene hercle factum vobis habeo gratiam. Accedam propius. — With gratiam habere: bene fecisti; quin etiam Graecis licebit utare cum voles. Bene sane facis, sed enitar ut Latine loquar, I thank you for the permission, but, : an exitum Cassi Maelique expectem? Bene facitis quod abominamini. sed, , I am much obliged to you for abhorring this, but, : bene edepol narras; nam illi faveo virgini, thanks for telling me, for, : tu ad matrem adi. Bene vocas; benigne dicis Cras apud te, thanks for your invitation, but, : eamus intro ut prandeamus. Men. Bene vocas, tam gratia'st.
Of accuracy, , well, accurately, truly, completely. — with a negation, = male restat parvam quod non bene compleat urnam: non bene conveniunt. Majestas et amor — Redundant, with vix (Ovid.).
, most opportunely, at the nick of time (comic). optume adveniens, puere, cape Chlamydem, : Davum optume Video, Ter.
Pregn.: bene polliceri = large polliceri, to make liberal promises ' praecepit ut ceteros adeant, bene polliceantur; bene promittere, to promise success.
Bene dicere.
To speak well, eloquently.
To speak ably; bene dicendi scientia.
To speak correctly or elegantly: ' optime dicta. — So, bene loqui.
To speak well, i e. kindly, of one, to praise him; or with , or reflex., with inter (less correctly as one word, benedicere): cui bene dixit umquam bono? Of what good man has he ever spoken well, or, what good man has he ever praised. bene, quaeso, inter vos dicatis, et amice absenti tamen. — Ironically: cui a viris bonis bene dicatur, Metell. Numid. — And dat understood: ' omnes bene dicunt (ei), et amant (eum) — ' indignis si male dicitur, male dictum id esse duco: nec bene nec male dicta profuerunt ad confirmandos animos, Liv 23, 46, 1; infra. — Bene audio = bene dicitur mihi, I am praised.
To use words of good omen: Ol. Quid si fors aliter quam voles evenerit? St. Bene dice, dis sum fretus ( = fave linguā, melius ominare), heja, bene dicito.
Bene dixisti, a formula of approbation: ne quan do iratus tu alio conferas. Th. Bene dixti, you are right. bene et sapienter dixti dudum, , it was a good and wise remark of yours that,
Bene dicta, fine or specious, plausible words ( deeds)
Bene facere.
Bene aliquid facere, to do, make, something well, ably ( I. A. 2. a. ); so, melius facere, Afran.
Bene facere, with , with in and , or with erga, to do a good action, to benefit somebody, to impart benefits (less cor rectly as one word, benefacio)
With — — Reflexively. sibi bene facere, enjoy one's self, have a good time, genio indulgere ( I. A. 2. e. ): nec quisquam est tam ingenio duro quin, ubi quidquam occasionis sit sibi faciat bene.
With in and
With erga.
With ellipsis of , to impart benefits. — in formula of thanks, etc.' bene benigneque arbitror te facere, I thank you heartily: Jup. Jam nunc irata non es? Alc. Non sum. Jup. Bene facis; Brix ad. — P. a. as : bĕnĕ facta, ōrum, , benefits, benefactions ( beneficium): bene facta male locata male facta arbitror, Enn. (Trag. v 429 Vahl.): pol, bene facta tua me hortantur tuo ut imperio paream, Plaut: pro bene factis ejus uti ei pretium possim reddere.; tenere. — in writ ers. — , to do good, perform meritorious acts (in verb only )' discite bene facere. — In P a. (): bene facta (almost always in ), merits, meritorious acts, brave deeds, : veteribus bene factis nova pensantes maleficia, Liv 37, 1, 2 — : bene factum a vobis, dum vivitis non abscedet, Cato — In medical language, to be of good effect, benefit, do good. — with ad: ad capitis dolorem bene facit serpyllum, Scrib — In the phrase bene facis, , as a formula of thanks, v I A. 2. supra. — Expressing joy, I am glad of it, I am glad that (comic.) Da. Tua quae fuit Palaestra, ea filia inventa'st mea. La. Bene meher cule factum'st: bis tanto valeo quam valui prius. Ly. Bene hercle factum et gaudeo; so, bene factum gaudeo: nam hic noster pater est Ant. Ita me Juppiter bene amet, benefac tum gaudeo; Me. Rex Creo vigiles nocturnos singulos semper locat. So. Bene facit, quia nos eramus peregri, tutatu'st domum, I am glad of it, bene fecit A. Silius qui transegerit: neque enim ei deesse volebam, et quid possem timebam, I am glad that A. Silius,
With esse.
Bene est, , it is well.
In the epistolary formula: si vales bene est; or, si vales bene est, (ego) valeo (abbrev. S.V.B.E.V.), Afran. ap Prisc. p 804 P — These formulas were obsolete at Seneca's time: mos antiquis fuit, usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales, bene est.
= bene factum est ( I. 2. k. ): oculis quoque etiam plus jam video quam prius: Ly. Bene est: hic est intus filius apud nos tuus. De. Optume'st.
Bene est alicui, , it is (goes) well with one, one does well, is well off, enjoys himself, is happy: nam si curent, bene bonis sit, male malis, quod nunc abest, Enn (Trag. 355 Vahl.): (so ): num quippiam aluit me vis? De. Ut bene sit tibi, id; Ter Phorm. 1, 2, 101: nemini nimium bene est, Afran. P.: BENE SIT NOBIS, Inscr — : istas minas decem, qui me procurem dum melius sit mi, des. — With understood: patria est ubi cumque est bene ( cuique), where one does well, there is his country, Cic Tusc 5, 37, 108 (Trag. Rel. inc. p. 248 Rib). — With , to be well off in, to feast upon a thing.
Bene sum = bene mihi est: dato qui bene sit.
Bene habere.
With
To enjoy; I. A. 2. e. supra.
To be favorable, to favor.
With se, to be well, well off. imperator se bene habet, it is well with; Brix ad loc.
Hoc bene habet, or bene habet, ( = res se bene habet), it is well, matters stand well. — pers.: bene habemus nos, si in his spes est.
Bene agere, with cum and
: bene agitur cum aliquo, it goes well with one, he is fortunate. — With ellipsis of cum and
Rem (negotium) bene gerere.
To administer well private or public affairs: multi suam rem bene gessere et publicam patriā procul, Enn. (Trag. Rel. 295 Vahl.)
To be successful, meet with success, acquit one's self well; usu. of war.
Bene vertere, in wishes.
With the rel. quod or quae res as subject, to turn out well; or with ; verto.
With di as subject; verte.
Bene, colloquially in leave-taking: bene ambula, walk well, have a pleasant walk!: De. Bene ambulato! Ly. Bene vale!; LAGGE, FILI, BENE QVIESCAS, Sepulch.
In invocations to the gods, often redundant ( bonus); bene sponsis, beneque volueris in precatione augurali Messala augur ait significare spoponderis, volueris, Müll. (p. 267 Lind.).
Elliptical expressions.
Bene, melius, optime, instead of bene, , dicit, dicis, or facit, facis,
In applauding answers' bene and optime, good! bravo! excellent! euge, euge! Perbene!: huc respice. Da. Optume!
In drinking health, with or , health to you, your health! bene vos! bene nos! bene te! bene me! bene nostram etiam Stephanium!; Tib 2, 1, 31: bene te, pater optime Caesar,
Pregn., in ellipt. predicate: quod (imperium) si (ei) sui bene crediderint cives. credere et Latinos debere, if his own citizens did well to intrust the supreme power to him,
of intensity, = valde, very, with adjj. and advv.
With adjj.: bene tempestate serenā, Enn. (Ann. 517 Vahl.): foedus feri bene firmum, Porphyr. ad (Ann. 33 ); multi, Pollio
With advv.: bene saepe libenter, Enn. Ann. (Ann. 239 Vahl.) — With adverb. phrase.