well
Pronunciation[change]
Adverb[change]
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Comparative |
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Interjection[change]
Interjection |
- You use well to tell others that you're going to say something, that you're going to continue speaking, or that you're going to change the topic.
- Well, I guess I'm leaving now.
Noun[change]
- (countable) A hole in the ground for getting water or oil.
- There was no river nearby, so they dug a well to get water.
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (intransitive) If a liquid, feeling, or idea wells up, it rises gradually to the surface.
- The tears welled up in her eyes.
- Blood welled in the cut.
- She'd been trying so hard to contain the emotion welling up inside her.