aquém

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aquen, from Vulgar Latin *eccum hinc, from Latin eccum + hinc, or from Vulgar Latin *eccum inde. Compare Spanish aquende, Italian quindi.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈkẽj̃/ [aˈkẽɪ̯̃], /aˈkwẽj̃/ [aˈkwẽɪ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃, (Brazil) -ẽj̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧quém

Adverb

aquém

  1. on this side; here
  2. below; underneath
  3. something that falls short of a goal or an expectation

Antonyms

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