to do well
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1.2
- phrasal verb
- /duː wɛl/
- She has been studying hard, so I am confident she will do well on her exams.
- do well in school
- do well on tests
- do well academically
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Watch on YouTubeBecause I would not do well at that stuff.
- Because I would not do well at that stuff.
- Cheerful narcissists don't do well with things not going well.
- Clearly I wasn't really doing well at vlogging this day.
- When comedy's done well, you'll never forget it.
- And we all, without exception, also did well at the school.
- I don't think I would have done well in science at all.
- But everyone is saying that Mike Pence did well, maybe too well.
- It is a resource that when done well, can boost health, right?
- And don't you ever say I did well or what?
- I mean, she's, she's doing well and do I does.
- I I, I think on reflection, we did better without him.
- I can admit fault and that I'll do better and mean it.
Examples
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The Russian economy is doing well today, but it is doing well in spite of, not because of, autocracy.
Academic text (2008) -
And secondly, if students are going to do well, they deserve attention.
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It's actually very hard to do well if you want to.
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But instead, he will do well tomorrow, I think.
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I am comfortable with my ability to do well in a career related to my major.
Academic text (2015) -
I mean, Microsoft has done well with with Bill leaving, right?
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Both home and school must be strong advocates and believe that children can do well in mathematics.
Academic text (2011) -
I guess I'm okay now; I'm doing well in school; I'm in the highest reading group.
Fiction book (1990) -
Their confidence in themselves as learners and their motivation to do well grow along with their rising achievement.
Academic text (2013) -
People with this viewpoint do well with reaching performance goals, such as grades.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
827
2.0
To reach a goal after trying hard
Antonyms
How Well
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to perform satisfactorily or be successful' is directly and transparently composed from 'do' (to perform/manage) + 'well' (in a satisfactory or skillful manner). This is a common, literal verb + adverb construction found across many languages and thus easily predictable for a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Do well comes from the plain idea of do plus well, meaning to do something in a good way. Think of a student who studies hard and then does well on an exam, earning praise; that's why the phrase means 'to perform successfully'.