well

CEFRA1

/ˈwɛl/

adverb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a good, healthy, or satisfactory way.

  2. 02

    noun

    A deep hole made to obtain water or oil.

Examples

  • My mom doesn't speak English very well.

  • I don't speak French well enough!

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈweɪ/
  • /ˈwel/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. Completely, fully.

  2. To a significant degree.

  3. Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

More examples

In context

  • They played well in the tournament.

  • The jacket looks good and fits you well.

  • He does his job well.

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English wel, wal, wol, wele, from Old English wel (“well, abundantly, very, very easily, very much, fully, quite, nearly”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, *wala (“well”, literally “as wished, as desired”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“wish, desire”). Cognates Cognate with Yola vella, waal, wel, well, wull (“well”), Cimbrian boll, bóol (“well”), Dutch wel (“well”), German wohl, wol, woll (“well”), Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk vel (“well”), Faroese væl (“well”), Swedish väl, waͤl (“well”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila, “well”). Related to will.