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well is on the Basic English 850 List.
weight - well - west
well is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
welcome - well - west

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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Positive
well

Comparative
better

Superlative
best
  1. In a good way.
    He washed the table very well, so now it is very clean.
  2. Healthy, not sick.
    I had the flu, but then I got well.
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Interjection

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Interjection
well

  1. You use well to tell others that you're going to say something, that you're going to continue speaking, or that you're going to change the topic.
    Well, I guess I'm leaving now.

Noun

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Singular
well

Plural
wells
A well in Malaysia.
  1. (countable) A hole in the ground for getting water or oil.
    There was no river nearby, so they dug a well to get water.

Verb

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Plain form
well

Third-person singular
wells

Past tense
welled

Past participle
welled

Present participle
welling

  1. (intransitive) If a liquid, feeling, or idea wells up, it rises gradually to the surface.
    The tears welled up in her eyes.
    Blood welled in the cut.
    She'd been trying so hard to contain the emotion welling up inside her.
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