Dictionary
well
Pronunciation: (wel), [key]
—adv., adj., compar. bet•ter, superl. best,
—interj., n.
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adv.
1. in a good or satisfactory manner:
Business is going well.
2. thoroughly, carefully, or soundly:
to shake well before using; listen well.
3. in a moral or proper manner:
to behave well.
4. commendably, meritoriously, or excellently:
a difficult task well done.
5. with propriety, justice, or reason:
I could not well refuse.
6. adequately or sufficiently:
Think well before you act.
7. to a considerable extent or degree:
a sum well over the amount agreed upon.
8. with great or intimate knowledge:
to know a person well.
9. certainly; without doubt:
I anger easily, as you well know.
10. with good nature; without rancor:
He took the joke well.
11. as well,
a. in addition; also; too:
She insisted on directing the play and on producing it as well.
b. equally:
The town grew as well because of its location as because of its superb climate.
12. as well as, as much or as truly as; equally as:
Joan is witty as well as intelligent.
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adj.
1. in good health; sound in body and mind:
Are you well? He is not a well man.
2. satisfactory, pleasing, or good:
All is well with us.
3. proper, fitting, or gratifying:
It is well that you didn't go.
4. in a satisfactory position; well-off:
I am very well as I am.
5. leave well enough alone, avoid changing something that is satisfactory.
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interj.
1. (used to express surprise, reproof, etc.):
Well! There's no need to shout.
2. (used to introduce a sentence, resume a conversation, etc.):
Well, who would have thought he could do it?
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n.
well-being; good fortune; success:
to wish well to someone. well
Pronunciation: (wel), [key]—
n.
1. a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
2. a spring or natural source of water.
3. an apparent reservoir or a source of human feelings, emotions, energy, etc.:
He was a well of gentleness and courtesy.
4. a container, receptacle, or reservoir for a liquid:
the well of ink in a fountain pen.
5. any sunken or deep, enclosed space, as a shaft for air or light, stairs, or an elevator, extending vertically through the floors of a building.
6. Naut.
a. a part of a weather deck between two superstructures, extending from one side of a vessel to the other.
b. a compartment or enclosure around a ship's pumps to make them easily accessible and protect them from being damaged by the cargo.
7. a hollow compartment, recessed area, or depression for holding a specific item or items, as fish in the bottom of a boat or the retracted wheels of an airplane in flight.
8. any shaft dug or bored into the earth, as for storage space or a mine.
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v.i.
to rise, spring, or gush, as water, from the earth or some other source (often fol. by
up, out, or
forth):
Tears welled up in my eyes.
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v.t.
to send welling up or forth:
a fountain welling its pure water.
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adj.
like, of, resembling, from, or used in connection with a well.
we'll
Pronunciation: (wēl; unstressed wil), [key]contraction of
we will.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
