english
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well
prep/adj
well before
• She’s been up since well before dawn.
well after
• It was well after ten o'clock when we arrived.
well above
• The school’s performance was well above average.
well below
• They earn well below $5 an hour.
well short of
• This total falls well short of the sum required.
well back
• Stand well back from the edge of the platform.
well worth
• The book is well worth reading.
well aware
• I am well aware of the risks involved.
well able/capable
• She is well able to look after herself.
well underway
• The work on the extension is well underway.
transnet.ir
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In addition to the idioms beginning with WELL, Also see ALIVE AND KICKING (WELL); ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL; ALL VERY WELL; AS WELL; AS WELL AS; AUGUR WELL FOR; DAMN WELL; DO WELL; FULL WELL; GET WELL; HAIL FELLOW WELL MET; HANGED FOR A SHEEP, MIGHT AS WELL BE; LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE; ONLY TOO (WELL); SIT WELL WITH; THINK A LOT (WELL) OF; TO A FARE-THEE-WELL; VERY WELL; WEAR WELL.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun
spring:
A well was their only source of water.
adv.
good:
You have done well.
adj.
healthy:
She is not a well person.
adv.
skillfully:
She dances well.
intj.
shows surprise:
Well! I am not aware of that news.
Simple Definitions
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noun for water ADJ. deep, shallow | artesian | holy | wishing VERB + WELL dig, sink WELL + VERB run dry for oil ADJ. oil VERB + WELL drill
Oxford Collocations Dictionary