Well means in a good manner or carefully or thoroughly.
(adverb)The definition of well is in good condition.
(adjective)An example of well is a car that drives perfectly.
Well is defined as a way to express surprise or scolding.
(interjection)An example of well is a word that could go before, "There's no need to speak like that."
Well is a wish of good fortune.
(noun)An example of well is to wish someone luck on her driving test.
See well in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME welle < OE wella, akin to weallan, to boil up, akin to Ger welle, wave, wallen, to boil < IE base *wel-, to turn, roll > walk, L volvere, to roll
intransitive verb
Origin: ME wellen, to well up, bubble, boil, weld < OE wiellan, wyllan, to bubble, caus. of weallan: see wellthe
transitive verb
Origin: ME wel < OE, akin to Ger wohl: for IE base see will: basic sense “according to desire”
interjection
See well in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English welle
Origin: , from Old English; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots
.adverb bet·ter (bĕtˈər), best best (bĕst)
Origin:
Origin: Middle English wel
Origin: , from Old English; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots
. Usage Note: English speakers have used well both as an adjective and as an adverb since Old English times. When applied to people, the adjective well usually refers to a state of health. Like similar adjectives, such as ill and faint, well in this use is normally restricted to the predicate, as in He hasn't been well lately. Well does see occasional use before a noun, as in Benjamin Franklin's “Poor Dick eats like a well man, and drinks like a sick.” It also appears in compound adjectives like well-baby, which is well known to pediatricians and recent parents. Good, on the other hand, has a much wider range of senses, including “attractive,” as in He looks good, and “competent,” as in She's pretty good for a beginner, as well as “healthy.” See Usage Note at good.Learn more about well
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