WELL
/wΙl/
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
W(4) E(1) L(1) L(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/wΙl/
adjective
- In good health.“I had been sick, but now I'm well.”
- Good, content.“βHow are you?β β βI'm well, thank you!β”
- Prudent; good; well-advised.
adverb
- (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.“He does his job well.”
- (manner) Completely, fully.“Weβre well beat now.”
- (degree) To a significant degree.“That author is well known.”
- (degree) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
- In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.
interjection
- Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.“βI didn't like the music.β βWell, I thought it was good.β”
- An exclamation of surprise (often doubled or tripled).“Well, well, well, what do we have here?”
- An exclamation of indignance.“Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!”
- Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.“It was a bit... well... too loud.”
- Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.“βSo what have you been doing?β βWell, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.β”
Source: Wiktionary
