• a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
• 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
• an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
• a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
• an abundant source; "she was a Well of information"
• come up; "Tears Well in her eyes"
• in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely Well"; "the wound is nearly Well"; "a Well man"; "I think I''m Well; at least I feel Well"
• (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"; "he slept Well"; "a Well-ar
• without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke Well"; "took the tragic news Well"
• indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might Well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may Well need your umbrella"; "he could equally Well be trying to deceive us"
• thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is Well understood"; "she was Well informed"; "shake Well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is Well cooked"; "Well-done beef", "Well-satisfied cu
• favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke Well of them"; "he thought Well of the book"
• to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was Well underway"; "the fetus has Well developed organs"; "his father was Well pleased with his grades"
• in financial comfort; "They live Well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died"
• in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married Well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
• to a great extent or degree; "I''m afraid the film was Well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially"
• with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances Well"; "he writes Well"
• with prudence or propriety; "You would do Well to say nothing more"; "could not Well refuse"
• with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them Well"
• (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"

'Well' in other languages