well

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /wɛl/

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Adverb

Positive well

Comparative better

Superlative best

1. In a good way.

   He washed the table very well, so now it is very clean.

2. 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.

3. Healthy, not sick.

   I had the flu, but then I got well.

Related words

• as well
• better
• best

Noun

Singular well

Plural wells

A well in Malaysia.

1. (countable) A hole in the ground for getting water or oil.

   There was no river nearby, so they dug a well to get water.