Meaning

16 senses
  1. A 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

  2. A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.

    Quelle, Brunnen

    родни́кrodník, ключključ, исто́чникistóčnik

    джерело́džereló, крини́цяkrynýcja

  3. 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

  4. (figuratively)A source of supply.

    Quelle, Versorgungsquelle

    исто́чникistóčnik

    an abundant source

  5. A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.

  6. The cockpit of a sailboat.

  7. 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.

  8. A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.

  9. A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.

  10. 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)

  11. The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.

  12. The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.

Examples

12863 sentences
  1. That was well worth the trouble.

    То було цілком варто клопоту. — ChickenKiev

    deDas war die Mühe wirklich wert. — MUIRIEL

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
hole sunk into the ground:
spring:
Русский
By meaning 2
hole sunk into the ground:
spring:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
hole sunk into the ground:
small depression for holding:
figurative: source of supply:

Origin

From Middle English welle, from Old English wielle (“well”), from Proto-West Germanic *wal

From 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: wells
Singularwell
Pluralwells

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
excavation in the earth, from which run branches or galleries:shaft
Close in meaning

Word family

43 related words

Collocations

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

See also

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