well
A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluidsA hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
» That was well worth the trouble.
Das war die Mühe wirklich wert.
То було цілком варто клопоту.
Meaning
16 sensesA hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
Brunnen, Quelle, Brunnenschacht
коло́децkolódec, сква́жинаskvážina, студене́цstudenéc
коло́дязьkolódjazʹ, крини́цяkrynýcja, коло́децьkolódecʹ
a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
Quelle, Brunnen
родни́кrodník, ключključ, исто́чникistóčnik
джерело́džereló, крини́цяkrynýcja
A small depression, e.g. suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk.
Kuhle, Delle
(figuratively)A source of supply.
Quelle, Versorgungsquelle
исто́чникistóčnik
an abundant source
A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
The cockpit of a sailboat.
A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
Examples
12863 sentencesThat was well worth the trouble.
То було цілком варто клопоту. — ChickenKiev
deDas war die Mühe wirklich wert. — MUIRIEL
I hope you are all well.
Сподіваюся, у тебе все гаразд. — deniko
ruНадеюсь, у вас у всех всё хорошо. — marafon
deIch hoffe, dass es euch allen gut geht. — MUIRIEL
I hope you'll soon get well.
Сподіваюсь, ти скоро одужаєш. — ascolto
ruНадеюсь, ты скоро поправишься. — Hellerick
deIch hoffe, es wird Ihnen bald besser gehen. — cburgmer
This book sold well in Japan.
Ця книжка добре продавалася в Японії. — deniko
ruЭта книга хорошо продавалась в Японии. — al_ex_an_der
deDieses Buch hat sich in Japan gut verkauft. — Kamil
I hope you'll get well soon.
Сподіваюсь, ти скоро одужаєш. — ascolto
ruНадеюсь, ты скоро поправишься. — Hellerick
deIch hoffe, es wird Ihnen bald besser gehen. — cburgmer
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English welle, from Old English wielle (“well”), from Proto-West Germanic *walFrom Middle English welle, from Old English wielle (“well”), from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“well, swirl, wave”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn; wind; roll”).
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Forms
plural: wellsSynonyms
3 synonyms- an abundant source:wellspringfountainhead
Word family
43 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- as well as
- that as well
- that very well
- get along well
- quite well
- swim very well
- fairly well
- along well with
- swim as well
- well enough to
- doing doing well
- might as well