well
In good healthIn good health.
» That was well worth the trouble.
Das war die Mühe wirklich wert. — MUIRIEL
То було цілком варто клопоту. — ChickenKiev
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesIn good health.
I've been sick, but now I'm well.
I've always been a healthy, fit woman, but right now I really don't feel very well.
gesund, gut
здоро́выйzdoróvyj
здоро́вийzdoróvyj
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
Highly satisfactory
Everything well with you?
Good, content.
“How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
(uncommon)Prudent; good; well-advised.
(archaic)Good to eat; tasty, delicious.
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 wel, wal, wol, wele, from Old English wel (“well, abundantly, very, veFrom Middle English wel, wal, wol, wele, from Old English wel (“well, abundantly, very, very easily, very much, fully, quite, nearly”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, *wala (“well”, literally “as wished, as desired”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“wish, desire”).
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Forms
better/weller, best/wellestSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.