📒 in a good, right or acceptable way
- They played well in the tournament.
- The team work well together.
- The kids all behaved well.
📒 completely and properly
- Add the lemon juice and mix well.
- The surface must be well prepared before you start to paint.
- How well do you know Carla?
📒 to a great extent or degree
- He was driving at well over the speed limit.
- She is well aware of the dangers.
- They are very well suited to each other.
📒 easily
- She could well afford to pay for it herself.
📒 probably
- You may well be right.
- It may well be that the train is delayed.
📒 with good reason
- I can't very well leave now.
- I couldn't very well refuse to help them, could I?
- ‘What are we doing here?’ ‘You may well ask (= I don't really know either).’
📒 in addition to somebody/something; too
- Are they coming as well?
- They sell books as well as newspapers.
- She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer.
📒 to be getting healthier after an illness; to be in good health after a birth
- Mother and baby are doing well.
📒 to have nearly achieved something and be going to achieve it soon
- She is well on the way to recovery.
- He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world.
📒 to be lucky that you are not involved in something unpleasant or difficult to deal with
- I don’t know exactly what’s been going on. I only know that you’re well out of it.
📒 to know a lot about something
- He's well up in all the latest developments.
📒 used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
- You can bloody well keep your job—I don't want it!
- ‘I’m not coming.’ ‘Yes, you bloody well are!’
📒 used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
- You can bloody well keep your job—I don't want it!
- ‘I’m not coming.’ ‘Yes, you bloody well are!’
📒 to be successful
- Jack is doing very well at school.
📒 to treat somebody generously
📒 to become successful or rich
📒 to make a profit or get money from somebody/something
📒 to be sensible or wise to do something
- He would do well to concentrate more on his work.
- You did well to sell when the price was high.
📒 used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
- You're fucking well coming whether you want to or not.
📒 used to emphasize a statement when you are annoyed about something
- If you don't come now, you can jolly well walk home!
📒 used to criticize somebody by saying that they should realize or understand something
- You know as well as I do that you're being unreasonable.
📒 to be very aware of a fact and unable to deny or ignore it
- He knew full well what she thought of it.
📒 to not get involved in something that you have no connection with
- When it comes to other people's arguments, it's better to leave well alone.
📒 if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing
📒 used to say that something seems the best thing to do in the situation that you are in, although you may not really want to do it
- If no one else wants it, we might as well give it to him.
📒 used to say that there is no real difference between two things that you might do
- If you are going to have sugar, you may as well have a bar of chocolate.
📒 to have good intentions, although their effect may not be good
📒 almost; almost completely
- One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
- He goes out pretty well every night.
- The first stage is pretty near finished.
📒 completely
- By that time we were well and truly lost.
📒 having made good progress
- If we got Terry to do that, we'd be well away.
📒 drunk or in a deep sleep
📒 to be good friends with somebody, especially somebody important
- She seems to be well in with all the right people.