well
To issue forth, as water from the earthTo issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
» That was well worth the trouble.
Das war die Mühe wirklich wert. — MUIRIEL
То було цілком варто клопоту. — ChickenKiev
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2 senses(intransitive)To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
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(intransitive)To have something seep out of the surface.
Her eyes welled with tears.
- come up, as of a liquid
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
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English wellen, from a merger of Old English weallan (intransitive) and wiellaFrom Middle English wellen, from a merger of Old English weallan (intransitive) and wiellan (transitive), both meaning “to boil.” Further from Proto-Germanic *wallaną and *wallijaną. Doublet of wall.
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Forms
wells, welling, welled, welledSynonyms
1 synonyms- come up, as of a liquid:swell
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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