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rank|way|even|say|124|well|many|work|too

Pronunciation
IPA|/w�l/
audio|en-us-well.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|�l

Etymology 1
OE. wel.

Adverb
en-adv|better|best

1. accurately|Accurately, competently.

#: He does his job well.

1. completely|Completely, fully.

#: A well done steak.

1. To a significant degree.

#: That author is well known.

1. context|UK|slang very|Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).

#: Well wicked!

Translations
trans-top|accurately; competently
Czech: t+|cs|dob�e
Finnish: t+|fi|hyvin
French: t+|fr|bien
German: t+|de|gut
Greek: t+|el|καλά|sc=Grek (kalá)
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Japanese: �� (yoku)
Polish: t+|pl|dobrze
Portuguese: t+|pt|bem
Romanian: t-|ro|bine
Russian: �о�о�о (xorošó), как �лед�е� (kak sl'édujet)
Slovene: t+|sl|dobro
Swedish: t+|sv|väl, t+|sv|bra
Spanish: t+|es|bien
Tok Pisin: gut
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trans-top|completely; fully
Finnish: t+|fi|hyvin, t-|fi|kunnolla
German: t+|de|ganz
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Japanese: �� (yoku)
Russian: �о�о�о (xorošó), как �лед�е� (kak sl'édujet)
Scots: weel
Swedish: väl-, genom-
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trans-top|to a significant degree
Finnish: t+|fi|hyvin
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (yoku)
Polish: t+|pl|dobrze
Portuguese: t+|pt|bem
Romanian: t-|ro|bine
Russian: t+|ru|�о�о�о|trxorošó|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|bien
Swedish: t+|sv|väl
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trans-top|(slang) very
Finnish: t+|fi|tosi
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|حس�ا|حس��ا (ħásanan)
ttbc|Chinese: 好 (h�o)
ttbc|Czech: dob�e
ttbc|Dutch: goed#Dutch|goed, wel
ttbc|Hebrew: ����
ttbc|Ido: bone
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ttbc|Italian: bene
ttbc|Korean: � (jal)
ttbc|Portuguese: bem
ttbc|Slovak: dobre#Slovak|dobre
ttbc|Spanish: bien
ttbc|Telugu: బా�ా (baagaa)
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Related terms
all too well
as well
pretty well
well and truly

Adjective
en-adj|better|best

1. In good health.

#: I had been sick, but now I'm well.

Translations
trans-top|in good health
Chinese: 好 (h�o)
Dutch: t+|nl|gezond
Finnish: terve, hyvä|hyvässä kunto|kunnossa
German: t+|de|gesund
Greek: t+|el|καλά|sc=Grek (kalá)
Hebrew: t-|he|�ר��|m|scHebr, t-|he|�ר���|f|scHebr
Ido: bona
Italian: t+|it|bene
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Japanese: �� (yoi)
Polish: zdrowy m, zdrowa f
Portuguese: t+|pt|bem
Romanian: t-|ro|bine
Russian: t-|ru|здо�ов�й|trzdoróvyj|scCyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|dobre
Slovene: t-|sl|zdrav|m, t-|sl|zdrava|f, t-|sl|zdravo|n
Spanish: t+|es|bien
Swedish: t+|sv|frisk
Telugu: బా�� (baagu)
Tok Pisin: no sik
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Derived terms
get well soon

Interjection
en-intj

1. Used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations.

#: Do you think I care? Well, I don't.

1. An exclamation of surprise, often doubled

#: Well, well, what do we have here?

1. Used in conversation to fill space (see uh).

Translations
trans-top|used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations
Finnish: t+|fi|no
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (ūn)
Russian: �ак во� (tak vot)
Slovene: t+|sl|no
Swedish: t-|sv|tja, t+|sv|nå
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trans-top|exclamation of surprise
Finnish: jopas, jopas jotakin
French: tiens!
trans-mid
Japanese: t-|ja|����|troya-oya|scJpan
Russian: �ак (tak), �ак-�ак (tak-tak)
Slovene: t+|sl|no
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trans-top|used in conversation to fill space
Finnish: t+|fi|tuota, t-|fi|niinku
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (�to)
Russian: н� (nu), зна�и� (zná�it)
Slovene: no, torej
Swedish: tja, öh, eh
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ttbc|Dutch: nou#Dutch|nou
ttbc|German: na
ttbc|Icelandic: jæja
ttbc|Italian: bè, beh (1)
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ttbc|Polish: cóż (1)
ttbc|Portuguese: pois
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: uill
ttbc|Slovak: no#Slovak|no (1), no, teda
ttbc|Spanish: pues
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Etymology 2
OE. well#Old English|well.

Noun
en-noun

1. A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
2. A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally, a spring.
3. A small depression suitable for holding liquid, or other objects.
4. nautical A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
5. nautical The cockpit of a sailboat.
6. A well drink.

#: They're having a special tonight: $1 wells.

Translations
trans-top|hole sunk into the ground
trreq|Afrikaans
Albanian: t-|sq|pus|m|xs=Albanian
trreq|Amharic
Arabic: Arab|بئر|ب�ئ�ر (bi�r) m
trreq|Aramaic
trreq|Armenian
trreq|Balinese
trreq|Basque
trreq|Belarusian
trreq|Bengali
trreq|Bosnian
trreq|Breton
Bulgarian: кладене� m
trreq|Burmese
Catalan: pou m
trreq|Cebuano
trreq|Chechen
Chinese: � (j�ng)
Croatian: t-|hr|zdenac|m
Czech: studna f (for water), vrt m (for oil)
Danish: t-|da|brønd|c
Dutch: t+|nl|bron|m, t+|nl|put|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|puto|xs=Esperanto
trreq|Estonian
Finnish: t+|fi|kaivo
French: t+|fr|puits|m
Georgian: �� (��a), ����� (ts�q�aro)
German: t+|de|Brunnen|m
Greek: t+|el|�ηγάδι|n|sc=Grek (pigádi)
Hebrew: ��ר (b�er)
trreq|Hindi
Hungarian: t+|hu|kút
trreq|Icelandic
Ido: puteo
trreq|Ilocano
Indonesian: sumur
Interlingua: puteo
Italian: t+|it|pozzo|m
Japanese: �� (ido)
trans-mid
trreq|Kannada
Khmer: KMchar|������ (on-doang)
Korean: � (saem) (for water), �물 (umul) (for water)
Kurdish: t-|ku|ب�ر|sc=KUchar
trreq|Lao
Latin: puteus m
Latvian: t-|lv|aka|f|xs=Latvian
Limburgish: pöt
trreq|Lithuanian
Malay: perigi (water), telaga minyak (oil)
trreq|Malayalam
trreq|Maltese
trreq|Mongolian
trreq|Nepali
Norman: pyit m
Norwegian: brønn
Ojibwe: onda'ibaan
trreq|Oriya
trreq|Persian
Polish: studnia f
Portuguese: t-|pt|poço|m
trreq|Punjabi
Romanian: fântân� f (for water) puţ n (both for water and oil, gas, etc.)
Russian: колоде� (kolódec) m
trreq|Sanskrit
Slovak: stud�a#Slovak|stud�a f
Slovene: vodnjak (for water), vrtina (for oil, gas, etc.)
Serbian: б�на� m
Spanish: aljibe (for water), pozo (for oil, gas, etc.) m
Swedish: brunn c
trreq|Tamil
Telugu: న�య�యి (nuyyi), బావి (baavi)
Thai: Thai|�ะ�ั� (dtà-pang), Thai|�ระ�ั� (dtrà-pang)
trreq|Tibetan
Tok Pisin: hul bilong wara
trreq|Turkish
trreq|Ukrainian
trreq|Vietnamese
trreq|Welsh
Yiddish: �ר�נע� (brunem) m
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trans-top|spring
Arabic: Arab|ع��|ع���� IPAchar|(�eyn) f
Bulgarian: изво� m
Finnish: t+|fi|lähde
Georgian: ����� (ts�q�aro)
German: t+|de|Quelle
trans-mid
Russian: t-|ru|�одник|m|trrodník|scCyrl, t+|ru|кл��|trkl'u�|scCyrl, t-|ru|и��о�ник|m|tristó�nik|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|källa
Thai: Thai|��อ�� (bòr-nám)
Yiddish: קװ�ַ� (kval) m
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trans-top|small depression
Finnish: vesikuoppa (="waterhole")
trans-mid
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trans-top|lowest part of a ship's hull
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trans-top|cockpit of a sailing boat
See cockpit
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Related terms
ink well
oil well
spare tire well / spare tyre well
window well
wishing well

Etymology 3
OE. weallan.

Verb
en-verb

1. To seep out of the surface.

#: Blood welled from the wound.

Translations
trans-top|to seep out of the surface
Dutch: t-|nl|vloeien
Finnish: pulputa, kummuta
German: quellen
trans-mid
Japanese: t-|ja|�����|trnijimideru|scJpan
Swedish: välla
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Category:English intensifiers
Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Category:Positive words

Old English

Etymology
Common Ger.|ang *wall-, whence also Old High German wella, Old Norse vella

Noun
well m

1. #English|well

Category:Old English nouns

ar:well
et:well
el:well
es:well
fa:well
fr:well
io:well
it:well
hu:well
ja:well
pl:well
pt:well
ru:well
simple:well
fi:well
sv:well
ta:well
te:well
vi:well
tr:well
uk:well
zh:well

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