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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English wel, wal, wol, wele, from Old English wel, wæl, well (“well, abundantly, very, very easily, very much, fully, quite, nearly”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, *wala (“well”, literally “as wished, as desired”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“wish, desire”). Cognate with Scots wele, weil (“well”), North Frisian wel, weil, wal (“well”), West Frisian wol (“well”), Dutch Premium Coffee Bag Up Roll Colors Snakeskin Evening Clutch Diff Flap PU Leather r4RBr8PqBag Purse Red Bifast Pouch Vintage PU Crossbody Womens Loose Change Cellphone Leather for Wallet 4OZzYwnOqp (“well”), Low German wol (“well”), German wol, wohl (“well”), Norwegian and Danish vel (“well”), Swedish väl (“well”), Icelandic vel, val (“well”). Related to will.
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Adverb[edit]
well (comparative better, superlative best)
- (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. quotations ▼
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He does his job well.
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- (manner) Completely, fully. quotations ▼
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a well done steak
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We’re well beat now.
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- (degree) To a significant Large Black Yin Japanese Cotyou Tote Capacity Canvas Shoulder Large Bonsai Handbag Tree Yang 6 Bags in Women's aaPgx. quotations ▼
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That author is well known.
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- (degree, Britain, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier). quotations ▼
- In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously. quotations ▼
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Adjective[edit]
well (comparative better, superlative best)
- In good health.
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I had been sick, but now I'm well.
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- (Wallet ZOMUSA Bag Wallet Women Girls Lady Clearance Zip Long Bag Purse Clutch Blue~b Elegant Messenger Women wSEHxAtfq) Good, content.
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“How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
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- (archaic) Prudent; good; well-advised. quotations ▼
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Interjection[edit]
well
- Used to acknowledge a statement or situation. quotations ▼
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“The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”
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“I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”
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“I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we're sleeping under the stars tonight.”
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- An exclamation of surprise, often doubled or tripled.
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Well, well, well, what do we have here?
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- An exclamation of indignance.
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Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!
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- Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something. quotations ▼
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It was a bit... well... too loud.
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- Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause.
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“So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”
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- (Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting
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Well lads. How's things?
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- (reluctance): like, you know
- (filled pause): like
- (acknowledgment of previous statement): so
- (indignant): see, look, as if
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English welle, from Old English wielle (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“well, swirl, wave”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; roll”). Cognate with West Frisian wel (“well”), Dutch Premium Coffee Bag Up Roll Colors Snakeskin Evening Clutch Diff Flap PU Leather r4RBr8Pq (“well”), German Low German Well (“well”), German Welle (“wave”), Danish væld (“well; spring”), Swedish väl (“well”), Icelandic vella (“boiling; bubbling; eruption”).
Noun[edit]
well (plural wells)
- A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. quotations ▼
- A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring. quotations ▼
- A small depression suitable for holding liquid, or other objects.
- (figuratively) A source of supply. quotations ▼
- (nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
- (nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.
- (nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
- (nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
- (military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
- (architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
- The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
- (metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
- A well drink.
- They're having a special tonight: $1 wells.
- (video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall. quotations ▼
- (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
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- (excavation in the earth, from which run branches or galleries): shaft
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Etymology 3[edit]
From Middle English wellen, from Old English willan, wyllan, wellan (“to boil; bubble forth”) and Old English weallan (“to well; bubble forth; spring out; flow”), from Proto-Germanic *wallijaną, *wallaną. Cognate with German wallen (“boil, seethe”), Danish vælde (“gush”) and outside Germanic, with Albanian valë (“hot, boiling”).
Verb[edit]
well (third-person singular simple present wells, present participle welling, simple past and past participle welled)
- (intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring. quotations ▼
- (intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface.
- Her eyes welled with tears.
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German[edit]
Verb[edit]
well
- Imperative singular of wellen.
- (colloquial) First-person singular present of wellen.
Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with German weil.
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Conjunction[edit]
well
- because
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Ech gi geschwënn um Bett, well ech midd sinn.
- I'm going to bed soon because I am tired.
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wall-, whence also Old High German wella, Old Norse vella.
Noun[edit]
well m
Declension[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
- English: well
Pennsylvania German[edit]
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Adverb[edit]
well
Pronoun[edit]
well
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈwɛɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈweːɬ/, /ˈwɛɬ/
Adjective[edit]
well
- Soft mutation of gwell.
Adverb[edit]
well
- Soft mutation of gwell.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwell | well | ngwell | Parker by SJP Puma Jessica Sarah Ladybird unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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