Meaning of hem | Babel Free
[ˈhẽː]Definitions
eh?, really?, well, well!, just look! (expressing surprise)
Examples
“DĀVUS: Nōn hercle intellegō. SĪMŌ: Nōn? Hem? DĀVUS: Nōn — Dāvus sum, nōn Oedipus.”
DAVUS: By Hercules, I don’t know [what you’re talking about]. SIMO: You don’t? Really? DAVUS: Nope — I’m Davus, not Oedipus. (The wily slave Davus acts as if his master Simo speaks in riddles: Oedipus famously solved the riddle of the sphinx.)
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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