assim

assim

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of assum

• assim in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

• assi (obsolete)
• assy (obsolete)

From earlier assi, from Old Galician-Portuguese assi, from Late Latin ac sīc. Closely parallel to Aromanian ashi, Spanish así, Romanian așa. Compare also Catalan així, French ainsi, Italian così.

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: as‧sim

assim (not comparable)

1. this way; like this (in this manner)

   Synonyms: desta maneira, deste jeito, deste modo

   Faça assim, é mais fácil.

   Do it like this, it is easier.

2. (chiefly Brazil) thus (as a result)

   Synonyms: consequentemente, logo, portanto

   Chovia, assim, me molhei.

   It was raining, thus I got wet.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:assim.

• Macanese: assí