well

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Comparative

better

Superlative

best

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

better

Superlative

best

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

   • The jacket looks good and fits you well.
   • In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
   • My RV runs well on diesel.

2. 2.Completely, fully.

   • I was well looked after by close relations.
   • Cook the potatoes well to ensure they aren't tough.
   • His overall color was similar to that of a well-boiled lobster.

3. 3.To a significant degree.

   • Energy markets demonstrated in the 1970s and 1980s that they were well capable of adapting to a perceived scarcity.
   • That author is well known.
   • Indeed, some readers may feel that I am beating a horse now already well dead. But in fact, that dead horse is still being driven daily through the pages of introductory textbooks.

4. 4.Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).(slang)

   • Hey, you should've seen it, it was well good.
   • That guy rocks! I think he's called Matthew Lillard or sommat but he is well cool in Scream.
   • Hey Dude / FIFA 2003 is well wicked, I've got FIFA 2002 on PS2, David Beckham on Xbox and Football Manager on Xbox too, out of all pf^([sic]) them FIFA 2003 is easliy^([sic]) the best.

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.In good health.

   • I've been sick, but now I'm well.
   • I've always been a healthy, fit woman, but right now I really don't feel very well.
   • Mr. Peng said that the world-famous scientist, Sven Hedin, was kidnapped by troops under General Ma in south Sinkiang, but was released later, and is believed to be safe and well at Akosu.

2. 2.Highly satisfactory

3. 3.Good, content.

   • “How are you?”, “I'm well, thank you!”

4. 4.Prudent; good; well-advised.

   • On leaving the operating table it is well to put the patient in a bed previously warmed and supplied with hot cans.
   • In this respect it would be well for you to depart from the standard format and to indicate why you did what you did.
   • When executing bone scan protocols, it is well for one to be aware of how key deviations from optimal technique can degrade image quality.

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Very common

General reading & writing

Common

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Literature

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Antonyms

• badly
• poorly