assim
Portuguese, adjective/aˈsĩ/
assim is spelled A-S-S-I-M (5 letters) and appears 1,148 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 78th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Assim is a Portuguese adjective meaning “full of; replete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does assim mean in English?
adjective
- 1
informalfull of; replete
adverb
- 1
this way; like this (in this manner)
Faça assim, é mais fácil.
- 2
Brazilthus (as a result)
Chovia, assim, me molhei.
interjection
- 1
Brazilinformalwell
Assim, eu não acho que isso vai te fazer melhorar.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. desta, dessa ou daquela maneira 2. com características similares [Nesta acepção, é necessário o conhecimento do momento e do contexto situacional da enunciação para completar o sentido da frase.]
conjunction: 1. portanto, por conseguinte, assim sendo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of assim
- assi alternative archaic dialectal
- asy alternative archaic dialectal
- assy alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce assim?
- Brazil /aˈsĩ/
- Portugal /ɐˈsĩ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ˈsĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to assim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is assim in Portuguese?
assim appears 1,148 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).