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- pronunciation:
- wel
- parts of speech:
- adverb, adjective, interjection
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
better, best |
| definition 1: |
If you do something well, you do it the right way or in a good way. If you skate well, you are a good skater. If you sing well, people will want to hear you sing.
Mario can swim well. He can swim across the whole pond and back. He can't dive well, though. We laugh when he dives.My brother can play Ping-Pong really well. I can never beat him.- synonyms:
- properly, satisfactorily, successfully
- similar words:
- all right, OK
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| definition 2: |
If you mix things well, you mix them carefully or completely.
You need to mix the first ingredients well before you add the eggs.My grandmother is always telling my brother to chew his food well.- synonyms:
- carefully, thoroughly
- antonyms:
- partially
- similar words:
- closely, fully, properly, totally
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| definition 3: |
"Well" sometimes means "very much," "very far," or "to a great degree."
Mrs. Webb said the cost of a new car was well beyond what she could afford.Even if it's early, my aunt always tells me it's well past my bedtime when I sleep at her house.- synonyms:
- considerably, far
- antonyms:
- barely, little
- similar words:
- clearly, much, plainly
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| definition 4: |
When you know someone well, you know a lot about them, and you might know some private things about them too. When you know someone well, you know them from talking to them personally. Your knowledge is not from reading about them or hearing things from other people.
My mom said she knew the people who used to live next door, but she didn't know them well.- antonyms:
- barely
- similar words:
- closely, familiarly, personally
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| related words: |
far, fine |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
better, best |
| definition 1: |
When someone is well, it means that they are not sick. If you don't feel well, then you feel like something is wrong with you. Maybe you have a fever, or a headache or a stomachache.
Maya didn't feel well today, so she stayed home from school.Our substitute teacher is OK, but I hope our real teacher gets well soon.- synonyms:
- fit, healthy
- antonyms:
- bad, ill, sick
- similar words:
- all right, fine, hearty, right, strong
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| definition 2: |
When things are well with you, they are OK. They are all right.
The Browns were worried about their neighbor after his accident, but his wife said that all was well.There was a fire at the factory, but the police say that all is well now.- synonyms:
- right, satisfactory
- similar words:
- adequate, all right, fine, OK, suitable
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| related words: |
fit |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition 1: |
We sometimes use "well" to show that we're surprised or angry, or that we don't like something but we accept it.
Well! I never thought that they would go without telling me.Well, you could have at least asked me if I wanted to come!Well, I suppose it wouldn't have made much difference anyway.- similar words:
- oh, so
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| definition 2: |
"Well" is a word we sometimes use when we are not sure what we want to say, or when we are introducing a new topic into the conversation. Also, we sometimes use "well" when we are giving a summary of the previous topic, or when we are finishing a conversation.
I feel...well...kind of bad about what happened.Well, should we start the game now?Well, I guess we can agree that we were both wrong in the end.Well, it's getting dark. I think it's time to go. |
| derivation: |
wellness (n.) |
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