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well

1 of 5

noun

ˈwel How to pronounce well (audio)
1
a
: an issue of water from the earth : a pool fed by a spring
b
: source, origin
2
a
: a pit or hole sunk into the earth to reach a supply of water
b
: a shaft or hole sunk to obtain oil, brine, or gas
3
a
: an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold to protect from damage and facilitate the inspection of the pumps
b
: a compartment in the hold of a fishing boat in which fish are kept alive
4
: an open space extending vertically through floors of a structure
5
a
: a space having a construction or shape suggesting a well for water
b
: the area behind a bar in which items used most frequently by a bartender are kept
6
a
: something resembling a well in being damp, cool, deep, or dark
b
: a deep vertical hole
c
: a source from which something may be drawn as needed
7
: a pronounced minimum of a variable in physics
a potential well

well

2 of 5

verb

welled; welling; wells

intransitive verb

1
: to rise to the surface and usually flow forth
tears welled from her eyes
2
: to rise like a flood of liquid
longing welled up in his breast

transitive verb

: to emit in a copious free flow

well

3 of 5

adverb

better ˈbe-tər How to pronounce well (audio) ; best ˈbest How to pronounce well (audio)
1
a
: in a good or proper manner : justly, rightly
b
: satisfactorily with respect to conduct or action
did well in math
works well under pressure
2
: in a kindly or friendly manner
spoke well of your idea
wished them well
3
a
: with skill or aptitude : expertly, excellently
paints well
b
: satisfactorily
the plan worked well
c
: with good appearance or effect : elegantly
carried himself well
4
: with careful or close attention : attentively
watch well what I do
5
: to a high degree
well deserved the honor
a well-equipped kitchen
often used as an intensifier or qualifier
there are … vacancies pretty well all the timeListener
6
: fully, quite
well worth the price
7
a
: in a way appropriate to the facts or circumstances : fittingly, rightly
well said
b
: in a prudent manner : sensibly
used with do
you would do well to reread the material
8
: in accordance with the occasion or circumstances : with propriety or good reason
cannot well refuse
the decision may well be questioned
9
a
: as one could wish : pleasingly
the idea didn't sit well with her
b
: with material success : advantageously
married well
10
a
: easily, readily
could well afford a new car
b
: in all likelihood : indeed
it may well be true
11
: in a prosperous or affluent manner
he lives well
12
: to an extent approaching completeness : thoroughly
after being well dried with a towel
13
: without doubt or question : clearly
well knew the penalty
14
: in a familiar manner
knew her well
15
: to a large extent or degree : considerably, far
well over a million
Good vs. Well: Usage Guide

Adverbial good has been under attack from the schoolroom since the 19th century. Insistence on well rather than good has resulted in a split in connotation: well is standard, neutral, and colorless, while good is emotionally charged and emphatic. This makes good the adverb of choice in sports.

"I'm seeing the ball real good" is what you hear Roger Angell

In such contexts as

listen up. And listen good Alex Karras
lets fly with his tomatoes before they can flee. He gets Clarence good Charles Dickinson

good cannot be adequately replaced by well. Adverbial good is primarily a spoken form; in writing it occurs in reported and fictional speech and in generally familiar or informal contexts.

well

4 of 5

interjection

1
used to indicate resumption of discourse or to introduce a remark
they are, well, not quite what you'd expect
2
used to express surprise or expostulation
well, what have we here?

well

5 of 5

adjective

1
a
: prosperous, well-off
b
: being in satisfactory condition or circumstances
2
: being in good standing or favor
3
: satisfactory, pleasing
all's well that ends well
4
: advisable, desirable
it might be well for you to leave
5
a
: free or recovered from infirmity or disease : healthy
he's not a well man
b
: completely cured or healed
the wound is nearly well
6
: pleasing or satisfactory in appearance
our garden looks wellConrad Aiken
7
: being a cause for thankfulness : fortunate
it is well that this has happened
8
of liquor : used for making mixed drinks when no branded alcohol is specified
also : made with well liquor
a well drink
Good vs. Well: Usage Guide

An old notion that it is wrong to say "I feel good" in reference to health still occasionally appears in print. The origins of this notion are obscure, but they seem to combine someone's idea that good should be reserved to describe virtue and uncertainty about whether an adverb or an adjective should follow feel. Today nearly everyone agrees that both good and well can be predicate adjectives after feel. Both are used to express good health, but good may connote good spirits in addition to good health.

Phrases
as well
1
: in addition : also
there were other features as well
2
: to the same extent or degree : as much
open as well to the poor as to the rich
3
: with equivalent, comparable, or more favorable effect
might just as well have stayed home

Synonyms

Noun

  • cradle
  • font
  • fountain
  • fountainhead
  • origin
  • root
  • seedbed
  • source
  • spring
  • wellspring

Adverb

  • acceptably
  • adequately
  • all right
  • alright
  • creditably
  • decently
  • fine
  • good
  • middlingly
  • nicely
  • OK
  • okay
  • passably
  • respectably
  • satisfactorily
  • serviceably
  • so-so
  • sufficiently
  • tolerably

Interjection

  • ah
  • aha
  • come on
  • fie
  • indeed
  • my word
  • no
  • pshaw
  • what
  • why

Adjective

  • able-bodied
  • bouncing
  • fit
  • hale
  • healthy
  • hearty
  • robust
  • sound
  • well-conditioned
  • whole
  • wholesome
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Example Sentences

Noun his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist the spot where the spring bubbles up to the surface and forms a deep well Adverb “How did everything go?” “It went well, thank you.” She works well under pressure. I did surprisingly well on my history test. The company is doing well. He has his own business and is doing well for himself. You got a perfect score! Well done! She sings and plays the guitar quite well. The essay is well written. He doesn't smoke or drink, and he eats well. She doesn't treat her boyfriend very well. Adjective The children are well again. I don't feel very well. You don't look so well. I hope you get well soon. I hope all is well with you and your family. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This is a relatively common plumbing problem that can be caused by any number of things ranging from clogged pipes in a municipal water system to worn out components in a private water well. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023 The scene conveys a certain fragile masculine peacocking, and Lane and Burstein play off each other well. Vulture, 9 Feb. 2023 Just outside the back door, an old well is still intact. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2023 With The Creative Act, Rubin digs into his vast well of experience, not to take credit for his many successes but in an effort to explain the unexplainable—to gave a face to the heretofore unseen. Hazlitt, 1 Feb. 2023 Arden leaves jaws agape after others begin to fathom the depths of his heartwarming well of compassion and caring. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023 Shanahan’s creativity, his deep well of offensive playmakers, the reliable right leg of Robbie Gould and a tenacious, determined defense will send the 49ers back to the Super Bowl. Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2023 Trippie has returned to the same well on his latest project, Mansion Musik, bringing along the vastly influential Chief Keef to executive-produce the project. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2023 Kimberly is going back to the well on hitch routes with regularity, presumably setting up a bigger strike later but also effectively moving the ball bit by bit. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
Verb
Over its century-plus span, the Big Book grew to well over 1,000 pages and sold more than 100,000 items, including tools, hardware, apparel, appliances, furniture, sporting goods, auto supplies, farm equipment and entertainment centers. Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2023 Those snippets could range from around 100 words to well over 1,000. Time, 18 Jan. 2023 Does this bode well for how Netflix’s original fare will be received by subscribers going forward? Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 Jan. 2023 Often, those interviewed — among them Grace Kelly, Winfrey, Richard Pryor, Patrick Swayze and Ellen DeGeneres — would well up. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2022 As a La Niña episode gets going, those winds tend to strengthen, shoving even harder on warm surface waters, pushing them out of the way, and thereby allowing cooler water to well up from the ocean depths. Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2017 Attorneys’ fee awards in employment discrimination cases can range from a few thousand dollars to well over seven figures. Eric Bachman, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Or your strong emotions might well up out of the deep and threaten to capsize a mission. The Astrotwins, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022 Current Biology suggests a dog's eyes may well up with tears of happiness when reunited with their owner after a period of absence. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2022
Adverb
Introductory fares between Portland and Pittsburgh are available for as little as $39 one-way, with promotions in place on the other routes as well. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023 From Iraq to Ukraine, Kagan may well be one of the most damagingly influential foreign policy intellectuals the United States has produced in our time, helping American exceptionalism survive long past its sell-by date. Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2023 Greenies were affordable as well, and as more anglers leaned on them, more benefits came to light. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2023 The S580e plug-in hybrid uses an inline-six and an electric motor to pump out 510 horsepower; all-wheel drive is standard here as well. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2023 The huge bar takes up a good portion of the indoor seating space, but tables, booths and couch seating are available as well. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023 Thousands of costumes are available in exhibits as well. oregonlive, 13 Feb. 2023 Youth under 18 are required to have some access to education, but these programs are often inadequate and inconsistent as well. Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2023 The waxy stick is cruelty-free, gluten-free, and paraben-free as well. Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023
Interjection
The duo has announced an epic experience to ensure football fans celebrate the big game in style, because, well, who doesn’t want to watch the Eagles and Chiefs over caviar and cognac? Dana Givens, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023 And well, the life of a sports columnist in Cincinnati is never done. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2023 Economically told and cleverly calibrated to maximize its claustrophobic setting, it’s among the most effective films the director has delivered since his mid-career slump, making this a door well worth opening. Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023 Yes, the timing was a little off compared to the typical timeline, but what better time to take a break from the hectic day-to-day of planning a wedding than, well, before the actual wedding? Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2023 The heart pieces below reflect the shift in heart jewelry that inspired my own, well, change of heart. Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 2 Feb. 2023 The revolver remains symbolic, but it … well, this part can’t be told without spoiling the story. H.w. Brands, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023 And beyond that, picks belonging to the Knicks might be perceived as more attractive because, well, the Knicks are the Knicks. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2023 But a lot of writing about the future is, well, wrong. Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023
Adjective
That is how well the Badgers' new football coach has been winning the offseason. Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023 The College Board has provided documents showing that key decisions about the course were made well before Florida officials rejected it in January, based on their view of an early version of the plan. Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023 The College Board has provided documents showing that key decisions about the course were made well before Florida officials rejected it in January, based on their view of an early version of the plan. Nick Anderson, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023 South Carroll’s big quarter put Liberty on the ropes and with Downs held in check, the crowd was alive and well heading into the fourth with the Cavaliers up two. Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2023 Talent attraction and retention will ultimately depend on how well organizations can navigate and adapt to these mostly uncharted waters. Kenneth Imo, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2023 The days of Sony struggling to keep up with demand and scalpers buying up all available stock seems to be well and truly behind us. PCMAG, 2 Feb. 2023 The dream of snowboarding or skiing down fresh, untouched powder in the backcountry is well and alive at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort in northeast Oregon. oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023 But the timeline for implementation spans more than two decades, which has led to a frenzy of well drilling by many hoping to tap into supplies before they’re cut off. Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English welle, wille "spring of water, pool formed by a spring, pit sunk into the earth to reach water," going back to Old English wælle (Anglian), wiell, wielle (West Saxon, later wille, wylle), going back to a Germanic base *waln(j)- (also *walj-?) with varying stem formations (whence also Old Frisian walla "spring, source," Middle Dutch wal, walle "a seething, boiling heat, spring or river of seething water") and with e-grade ablaut Old High German wella "wave, tide," Old Icelandic vella "boiling, bubbling mass," all nominal derivatives from the base of Germanic *walla- "to well up, seethe, bubble" — more at well entry 2

Note: Comparable nominal formations from Indo-European *u̯el(H)- "seethe, bubble" with zero-grade ablaut are Old Church Slavic vlĭna "wave," Russian volná (< *u̯l̥H-neh2), Lithuanian vilnìs "wave" (< *u̯l̥H-ni-), Sanskrit ūrmí- "wave" (< *u̯l̥H-mi-).

Verb

Middle English wellen "to rise to the surface, bubble up, boil, seethe," probably in part verbal derivative of welle "spring of water, well entry 1," in part adaptation of the transitive verb wellen "to boil, curdle, melt (metal), refine," going back to Old English wellan, wyllan (< *wiellan) "to cause to boil," probably going back to Germanic *wall(j)an- (whence also Middle Dutch & Middle High German wellen "to make boil," Old Icelandic vella), causative from *wallan- "to well up, seethe, bubble," Class VII strong verb (whence Old English weallan "to boil, bubble up," Old Frisian walla, Old Saxon wallan "to blaze, boil up, well up," Old High German, "to boil up, well up"), a Germanic verbal base of uncertain origin, seen also with a zero-grade present without gemination in Gothic wulan "to seethe, spread (of an ulcer)"

Note: Both the Middle English Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary, third edition (OED), treat the two Middle English verbs wellen as simply the same verb; compare, however, J. de Vries (Nederlands Etymologisch Woordenboek), who treats Dutch wellen "to bubble up" (opborrelen) and wellen "to make boil, hammer white-hot metal together" (doen koken, gloeiende metalen aaneenhameren) in separate articles. The OED asserts that there is a range of dialect attestation of the verb (wællan, wellan, willan, wyllan), apparently on the basis of the few forms given in the citations (the imperatives wel, wyl and wæl in recipes): "In Old English the verb shows the expected reflex of the i-mutation of early Old English æ (West Germanic a) before ll, depending on dialect." But if this statement is based on a reconstruction of the immediate pre-Old English form and inflection of the verb, or its West Germanic predecessor, no such reconstruction is given. The etymology itself merely lists a group of supposed Germanic cognates, summarized by the statement "a causative formation < the same Germanic base as wall v.1 [i.e., Old English weallan]." — In addition to *wallan-, Germanic has an apparent e-grade strong verb *wellan-, seen in Old Saxon and Old High German biwellan "to stain, besmirch," Old Icelandic vella "to well over, boil," and probably Old English wollentēar "with streaming tears." Along with a series of nominal formations outside Germanic based on a zero-grade *u̯l̥H- (see note at well entry 1), the Germanic verbs would lead to an Indo-European base *u̯el(H)- "seethe, bubble." Some have seen this etymon as identical with a homonymous base meaning "to roll" (see welter entry 1), the view of H. Rix, et al., (Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben, 2. Auflage, Wiesbaden, 2001). E. Seebold, on the other hand (Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben, Mouton, 1970, p. 552) thinks the connection in sense is not so easily explained ("Wie dies Bedeutungsvielfalt zu erklären ist, bleibt unklar"; likewise Kluge-Seebold, 22. Auflage, s.v. wallen). Seebold points to the proximity of form and identical meaning of Lithuanian vérda, vìrti "to boil, seethe," Old Church Slavic vĭrěti.

Adverb

Middle English wel, going back to Old English, going back to Germanic *welō (whence Old Frisian wol, wel, wal "in a good manner," Old Saxon wola, wela, wala, Old High German wola, Old Norse vel, val), from an adjectival derivative of the base of *weljan- "to want" — more at will entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Interjection

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

well

1 of 5 noun
ˈwel How to pronounce well (audio)
1
: a source of supply
was a well of information
2
: a hole made in the earth to reach a natural deposit (as of water, oil, or gas)
3
: an open space extending up through floors of a structure (as for a staircase)
4
: something suggesting a well

well

2 of 5 verb
: to rise to the surface and flow out

well

3 of 5 adverb
better ˈbet-ər How to pronounce well (audio) ; best ˈbest How to pronounce well (audio)
1
: so as to be right : in a satisfactory way
did well on the test
2
: in a friendly or generous way
they always speak well of you
3
: in a skillful or expert manner
plays the trumpet well
4
: by as much as possible : completely
we are well aware of the problem
5
: with reason or courtesy
cannot well refuse
6
: in such a way as to be pleasing : as one would wish
everything has gone well this week
7
: without trouble
we could well afford it
8
: in a thorough manner
shake well before using
9
: in a familiar manner
knew them well
10
: by quite a lot
was well ahead
well over a million

well

4 of 5 interjection
1
used to begin a conversation or continue one that was interrupted
2
used to express surprise or doubt

well

5 of 5 adjective
1
: being in a satisfactory or good state
all is well
2
: free or recovered from ill health : healthy
he's not a well man
3
: fortunate sense 1
it was well that we left

Medical Definition

well

adjective
ˈwel How to pronounce well (audio)
1
: free or recovered from infirmity or disease : healthy
a well person
2
: completely cured or healed
the wound is nearly well

as well

phrase

1
as in then
in addition to what has been said I'd love to come to the party, but can my friend come as well?

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • then
  • also
  • either
  • besides
  • more
  • again
  • too
  • yet
  • furthermore
  • additionally
  • likewise
  • moreover
  • to boot
  • withal
  • further
  • for good measure
  • in the bargain
  • what's more
  • into the bargain
  • in addition to
  • on top of
2
as in so
in like manner We might as well check out some local attractions while we're in town.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • so
  • also
  • similarly
  • likewise
  • correspondingly
  • alike
  • equally
  • equivalently
  • ditto
  • identically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • otherwise
  • differently
  • vice versa
  • conversely
  • inversely
  • oppositely
  • dissimilarly
  • variously
  • contrarily
  • unequally
  • diversely
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