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well
/wɛl/
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  1. adverb
    in a manner affording benefit or advantage
    "she married well"

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    advantageously
    Opposite:
    badly
  2. adverb
    (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
    "the children behaved well" "a task well done" "the party went well" "he slept well" "a well-argued thesis" "a well-seasoned dish" "a well-planned party"

    Similar: 

    good
    Opposite:
    ill
  3. adverb
    indicating high probability; in all likelihood
    "I might well do it" "you may well need your umbrella" "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"

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    easily
  4. adjective
    resulting favorably
    "it is well that no one saw you" "all's well that ends well"

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    good fortunate
  5. adverb
    to a great extent or degree
    "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"

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    considerably substantially
  6. noun
    an abundant source
    "she was a well of information"

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    fountainhead wellspring
    type of:
    source
  7. adverb
    with great or especially intimate knowledge
    "we knew them well"

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    intimately
  8. verb
    come up, as of a liquid
    "Tears well in her eyes" "the currents well up"

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    swell
  9. adverb
    in financial comfort
    "They live well"

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    comfortably
  10. noun
    a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
    type of:
    vessel
  11. noun
    a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
    type of:
    excavation
  12. noun
    an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
    type of:
    compartment
  13. noun
    an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
    type of:
    shaft
  14. adjective
    in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
    "appears to be entirely well" "the wound is nearly well" "a well man" "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"

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    symptomless asymptomatic cured healed recovered
    Opposite:
    ill
  15. adverb
    (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
    "a book well worth reading" "was well aware of the difficulties ahead" "suspected only too well what might be going on"
  16. adjective
    wise or advantageous and hence advisable
    "it would be well to start early"

    Similar: 

    advisable
  17. favorably; with approval
    "their neighbors spoke well of them" "he thought well of the book"
    Opposite:
    ill
  18. with skill or in a pleasing manner
    "she dances well" "he writes well"
    Opposite:
    badly
  19. without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
    "took the joke well" "took the tragic news well"
    Opposite:
    badly
Usage of well
  • "combining form"
  • "intensive"
  • "intensifier"
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