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"well" Meaning in English

1. resulting favorably

Part of speech : adjective

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2. (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')

Part of speech : adverb

Example : the children behaved well

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good

3. indicating high probability

Part of speech : adverb

Synonyms

easily

4. in financial comfort

Part of speech : adverb

Example : They live well

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comfortably

5. in a manner affording benefit or advantage

Part of speech : adverb

Example : They married well.

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advantageously

6. to a great extent or degree

Part of speech : adverb

Example : I'm afraid the film was well over budget

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considerably

7. with great or especially intimate knowledge

Part of speech : adverb

Example : we knew them well

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intimately

8. an abundant source

Part of speech : noun

Example : They were a well of information.

Synonyms

wellspring

9. come up, as of a liquid

Part of speech : verb

Example : Tears well in their eyes.

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swell

10. wise or advantageous and hence advisable

Part of speech : adjective

11. without unusual distress or resentment

Part of speech : adverb

12. thoroughly or completely

Part of speech : adverb

13. favorably

Part of speech : adverb

14. to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree

Part of speech : adverb

Example : the project was well underway

15. with skill or in a pleasing manner

Part of speech : adverb

Example : They dance very well.

16. with prudence or propriety

Part of speech : adverb

Example : You would do well to say nothing more

17. used for emphasis or as an intensifier meaning entirely or fully

Part of speech : adverb

Example : Berlin is well worth visiting.

18. in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury

Part of speech : adjective

Example : appears to be entirely well

19. a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

Part of speech : noun

20. 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

Part of speech : noun

21. an open shaft through the floors of a building, such as for a stairway

Part of speech : noun

Example : The well through the building was over fourteen storeys high.

22. a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid

Part of speech : noun

Translation for "well"

well meaning in Spanish : bien

well meaning in German : Gut

well meaning in Japanese : よく

well meaning in Turkish : iyi

well meaning in Chinese : 好

well meaning in Arabic : حسنا

well meaning in Polish : dobrze

well meaning in Hindi : कुंआ

well meaning in French : bien

well meaning in Russian : Что ж

well meaning in Tamil : நன்கு

well meaning in Telugu : బాగా

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