well

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well is on the Basic English 850 List.
weight - well - west
well is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
welcome - well - west

Pronunciation[change]

Adverb[change]

Positive
well

Comparative
better

Superlative
best

  1. In a good way.
    He washed the table very well, so now it is very clean.
  2. Healthy, not sick.
    I had the flu, but then I got well.

Related words[change]

Interjection[change]

Interjection
well

  1. 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]

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.