well

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')

• “the children behaved well”
• “a task well done”
• “the party went well”
• “he slept well”
• “a well-argued thesis”
• “a well-seasoned dish”
• “a well-planned party”
• “the baby can walk pretty good”

thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form

• “The problem is well understood”
• “she was well informed”
• “shake well before using”
• “in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked”
• “well-done beef”
• “well-satisfied customers”
• “well-educated”

indicating high probability; in all likelihood

• “I might well do it”
• “a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster”
• “you may well need your umbrella”
• “he could equally well be trying to deceive us”

(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully

• “a book well worth reading”
• “was well aware of the difficulties ahead”
• “suspected only too well what might be going on”

to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree

• “the project was well underway”
• “the fetus has well developed organs”
• “his father was well pleased with his grades”

favorably; with approval

• “their neighbors spoke well of them”
• “he thought well of the book”

to a great extent or degree

• “I”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”

with great or especially intimate knowledge

• “we knew them well”

with prudence or propriety

• “You would do well to say nothing more”
• “could not well refuse”

to a great extent or degree

• “I”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”

in a manner affording benefit or advantage

• “she married well”
• “The children were settled advantageously in Seattle”

in financial comfort

• “They live well”
• “she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died”

without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor

• “took the joke well”
• “took the tragic news well”

in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury

• “appears to be entirely well”
• “the wound is nearly well”
• “a well man”
• “I think I”

resulting favorably

• “its a good thing that I wasn”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”
• “s well that ends well”

wise or advantageous and hence advisable

• “it would be well to start early”

a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle

an abundant source

• “she was a well of information”

an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)

an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane''s landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship''s pumps

come up

• “Tears well in her eyes”