Слово англійською: well

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Переклад well українською: до́бре (я́кісно і т. д.)

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well

adverb
/wel/
(better
/ˈbetər/
, best
/best/
)
  1. in a good, right or acceptable way
    • They played well in the tournament.
    • The team work well together.
    • The kids all behaved well.
    • The conference was very well organized.
    • Well done! (= expressing admiration for what somebody has done)
    • His campaign was not going well.
    • These animals make very good pets if treated well (= with kindness).
    • People spoke well of (= spoke with approval of) him.
    • She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered.
    • They lived well (= in comfort and spending a lot of money) and were generous with their money.
    • She was determined to marry well (= marry somebody rich and/or with a high social position).
    Grammar Point wellwell
    • Compound adjectives beginning with well are generally written with no hyphen when they are used alone after a verb, but with a hyphen when they come before a noun:
      • She is well dressed.
      • a well-dressed woman.
      The forms without hyphens are given in the entries in the dictionary, but forms with hyphens can be seen in some example sentences.
    • The comparative and superlative forms are usually formed with better and best:
      • better-known poets
      • the best-dressed person in the room.
  2. completely and properly
    • Add the lemon juice and mix well.
    • The surface must be well prepared before you start to paint.
    • How well do you know Carla?
    • He's well able to take care of himself.
    • a well trained dog
  3. to a great extent or degree
    • He was driving at well over the speed limit.
    • She is well aware of the dangers.
    • They are very well suited to each other.
    • a well-loved tale
    • The castle is well worth a visit.
    • He liked her well enough (= to a reasonable degree) but he wasn't going to make a close friend of her.
    • (British English, informal) I was well annoyed, I can tell you.
  4. can/could well
     easily
    • She could well afford to pay for it herself.
  5. can/could/may/might well
     probably
    • You may well be right.
    • It may well be that the train is delayed.
  6. can/could/may/might well
     with good reason
    • I can't very well leave now.
    • I couldn't very well refuse to help them, could I?
    • ‘What are we doing here?’ ‘You may well ask (= I don't really know either).’
    7. Word Originadverb Old English wel(l), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wel and German wohl; probably also to the modal verb will.
Idioms
as well (as somebody/something)
  1. in addition to somebody/something; too
    • Are they coming as well?
    • They sell books as well as newspapers.
    • She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer.
    Which Word? also / as well / tooalso / as well / too
    • Also is more formal than as well and too, and it usually comes before the main verb or after be:
      • I went to New York last year, and I also spent some time in Washington.
      • Her husband is also a teacher at the school.
      In British English it is not usually used at the end of a sentence. Too is much more common in spoken and informal English. It is usually used at the end of a sentence:
      • ‘I’m going home now.’ ‘I’ll come too.’.
      In British English as well is used like too, but in North American English it sounds formal or old-fashioned.
    • When you want to add a second negative point in a negative sentence, use not…either:
      • She hasn’t phoned and she hasn’t written either.
      If you are adding a negative point to a positive one, you can use not… as well/​too:
      • You can have a burger, but you can’t have fries as well.
be doing well
  1. to be getting healthier after an illness; to be in good health after a birth
    • Mother and baby are doing well.
be well on the way to something/doing something
  1. to have nearly achieved something and be going to achieve it soon
    • She is well on the way to recovery.
    • He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world.
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be well out of something
  1. (British English, informal) to be lucky that you are not involved in something unpleasant or difficult to deal with
    • I don’t know exactly what’s been going on. I only know that you’re well out of it.
be well up in something
  1. to know a lot about something
    • He's well up in all the latest developments.
bloody/fucking well
  1. (British English, taboo, slang) used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
    • You can bloody well keep your job—I don't want it!
    • ‘I’m not coming.’ ‘Yes, you bloody well are!’
bloody well
  1. (British English, offensive, slang) used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
    • You can bloody well keep your job—I don't want it!
    • ‘I’m not coming.’ ‘Yes, you bloody well are!’
do well
  1. to be successful
    • Jack is doing very well at school.
do well by somebody
  1. to treat somebody generously
do well for yourself
  1. to become successful or rich
do well out of somebody/something
  1. to make a profit or get money from somebody/something
do well to do something
  1. to be sensible or wise to do something
    • He would do well to concentrate more on his work.
    • You did well to sell when the price was high.
fucking well
  1. (especially British English, taboo, slang) used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
    • You're fucking well coming whether you want to or not.
jolly well
  1. (old-fashioned, British English, informal) used to emphasize a statement when you are annoyed about something
    • If you don't come now, you can jolly well walk home!
know something as well as I do
  1. used to criticize somebody by saying that they should realize or understand something
    • You know as well as I do that you're being unreasonable.
know full well
  1. to be very aware of a fact and unable to deny or ignore it
    • He knew full well what she thought of it.
leave/let well alone (British English)
(North American English let well enough alone)
  1. to not get involved in something that you have no connection with
    • When it comes to other people's arguments, it's better to leave well alone.
(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb
  1. (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing
may/might (just) as well do something
  1. used to say that something seems the best thing to do in the situation that you are in, although you may not really want to do it
    • If no one else wants it, we might as well give it to him.
  2. used to say that there is no real difference between two things that you might do
    • If you are going to have sugar, you may as well have a bar of chocolate.
mean well
  1. to have good intentions, although their effect may not be good
pretty much/well
(British English also pretty nearly)
(North American English also pretty near)
  1. (informal) almost; almost completely
    • One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
    • He goes out pretty well every night.
    • The first stage is pretty near finished.
well and truly
  1. (informal) completely
    • By that time we were well and truly lost.
well away (British English, informal)
  1. having made good progress
    • If we got Terry to do that, we'd be well away.
  2. drunk or in a deep sleep
well in (with somebody)
  1. (informal) to be good friends with somebody, especially somebody important
    • She seems to be well in with all the right people.