Well

adverb

wɛl

Adjective

resulting favorably
“it is well that no one saw you”
“all's well that ends well”
Similar:Good
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
“appears to be entirely well”
“the wound is nearly well”
“a well man”
See also:HealthyFit
wise or advantageous and hence advisable
“it would be well to start early”

an abundant source
“she was a well of information”
Similar:FountainheadWellspring
Type of:Source
a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
Type of:Vessel
a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
Type of:Excavation
an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
Type of:Compartment
an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
Type of:Shaft

come up, as of a liquid
“Tears well in her eyes”
“the currents well up”
Similar:Swell
Type of:SurfaceRise

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
“the children behaved well”
“a task well done”
“the party went well”
Similar:Good
indicating high probability; in all likelihood
“I might well do it”
“you may well need your umbrella”
“he could equally well be trying to deceive us”
Similar:Easily
in a manner affording benefit or advantage
“she married well”
Similar:Advantageously
to a great extent or degree
“I'm afraid the film was well over budget”
Similar:ConsiderablySubstantially
with great or especially intimate knowledge
“we knew them well”
Similar:Intimately
in financial comfort
“They live well”
Similar:Comfortably
(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
“a book well worth reading”
“was well aware of the difficulties ahead”
“suspected only too well what might be going on”

favorably; with approval
“their neighbors spoke well of them”
“he thought well of the book”
with skill or in a pleasing manner
“she dances well”
“he writes well”
without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
“took the joke well”
“took the tragic news well”