"bien" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /bjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-bien.ogg Forms: meilleur [comparative]
Rhymes: -jɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French bien, from Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|bien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French bien, {{inh+|fr|frm|bien}} Inherited from Middle French bien, {{inh|fr|fro|bien}} Old French bien, {{inh|fr|la|bene||well}} Latin bene (“well”) Head templates: {{fr-adj|comp=meilleur|inv=1}} bien (invariable, comparative meilleur)
  1. good, all right, great Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-adj-~HscDuMw
  2. good looking, nice Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-adj-sjPttQV1 Categories (other): Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, West Frisian entries with incorrect language header, French entries with incorrect language header, French intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 0 1 10 9 0 12 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 9 8 0 0 9 1 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 14 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 8 8 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 12 0 5 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 13 0 0 Disambiguation of West Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 0 4 7 4 2 17 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 4 4 0 1 12 1 5 3 0 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 3 6 0 0 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 78 0 0 0 2 3 4 2 2 5 Disambiguation of French intensifiers: 2 69 0 0 0 4 4 7 4 2 7

Adverb

IPA: /bjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-bien.ogg Forms: mieux [comparative], le mieux [superlative]
Rhymes: -jɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French bien, from Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|bien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French bien, {{inh+|fr|frm|bien}} Inherited from Middle French bien, {{inh|fr|fro|bien}} Old French bien, {{inh|fr|la|bene||well}} Latin bene (“well”) Head templates: {{head|fr|adverb|comparative|mieux|superlative|le mieux}} bien (comparative mieux, superlative le mieux)
  1. well
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-adv-p3Irdl0V
  2. indeed; so Synonyms: alors
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-adv-YAKTTS6f
  3. (followed by de, des, or du) a lot (of)
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-adv-ZY02ZRtT
  4. very; really
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-adv-UzsE8ddI
  5. (in comparisons) much (more, less, better, etc.)
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-adv-LB-YIsrU
  6. Used to confirm or ask for confirmation
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-adv-obh1B8Ew
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eh bien Related terms: ben

Noun

IPA: /bjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-bien.ogg Forms: biens [plural]
Rhymes: -jɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French bien, from Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|bien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French bien, {{inh+|fr|frm|bien}} Inherited from Middle French bien, {{inh|fr|fro|bien}} Old French bien, {{inh|fr|la|bene||well}} Latin bene (“well”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bien m (plural biens)
  1. good as opposed to evil Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-noun-oAKPjKhM
  2. a commodity, a good Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-noun-UhSzGLKx
  3. a possession Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bien-fr-noun-WOX3c4fN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "You seem very quiet today.",
          "text": "Je te trouve bien silencieux aujourd’hui.",
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          "english": "Do the perfumes evaporate, or do they stay in our heads like these stars which still shine, but which are very far from the party?",
          "ref": "2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais:",
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          "english": "Did you make sure to close the windows?",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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