Well Meaning and Definition

Word: Well

How to pronounce: wel

Adverb

Definitions:

1. In a good or satisfactory way.

Example sentences: "The whole team played well"

2. In a thorough manner.

Example sentences: "Add the mustard and lemon juice and mix well"

3. Very probably; in all likelihood.

Example sentences: "Being short of breath may well be the first sign of asthma"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. In good health; free or recovered from illness.

Example sentences: "I don't feel very well"

2. Sensible; advisable.

Example sentences: "It would be well to know just what this suggestion entails"

Exclamation

Definitions:

1. Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, anger, resignation, or relief.

Example sentences: "Well, really! The manners of some people!"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas.

Example sentences: "Different concentrations of ground water nitrate were obtained by drilling irrigation wells into two aquifers."

2. A plentiful source or supply.

Example sentences: "She could feel a deep well of sympathy and compassion"

3. An enclosed space in the middle of a building, giving room for stairs or an elevator, or to allow light or ventilation.

Example sentences: "Hundreds of builders work like ants to construct walls, foundations, stairs, lift wells."

4. A shelf beneath the counter of a bar on which bottles of liquor are stored within easy reach of the bartender.

Example sentences: "You would have never heard of the label of the gin in the well in average bars"

5. A region of minimum potential.

Example sentences: "A gravity well"

Verb

Definitions:

1. (of a liquid) rise to the surface and spill or be about to spill.

Example sentences: "Tears were beginning to well in her eyes"

Synonyms:

good

very good

nice

as well

also

likewise

perfectly

satisfactorily

fortunately

excellently

quite

exactly

smoothly

uh

okay

alright

healthy

wholesome

clearly

beautifully

nicely

soundly

completely

thoroughly

fully

entirely

intimately

totally

wholly

as such

so

yeah

considerably

substantially

bore hole

drill hole

why

properly

as

fine

and

hearty

sound

source

origin

spring

wide

robust

easily

readily

hale

easy

all

aha

clean

full

enough

comfortably

handily

indeed

altogether

out

Antonyms:

poorly

badly

adequately

satisfactorily

ill

sick

unwell

no

Derivations:

welled

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Well in Other Languages...

Spanish: Bien

German: Gut

French: Bien

Italian: Bene

Turkish: Iyi