well
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1.0
- adjective
- /wɛl/
:
probablemente
- Yes, and I might well next year, too, Tom.
And so I said, OK, well, let's do it.
- And so I said, OK, well, let's do it.
- And I think Hagel would say, well, not really.
- And you and you might say, well, OK, why?
- Oh, yeah, I was like, well, more for us.
- And in two years you'll say, well, OK, he was right.
- And then Pascal says, well, this is not true.
- And he said, he said, well, he's a partner.
- And I was like, well, what is this?
- And so I said, well, what do I know that?
- As for my friends, well, they're my sponsors.
- But then you're like, well, yeah, I don't know.
Examples
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So you might as well not believe it in the first place.
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There has also been a faster dissemination of information as well as economic and cultural capital.
Academic text (2011) -
Well, that very well may be.
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But as an overall guide, we would all do well to keep them firmly in mind.
Academic text (2011) -
Direct impacts on wildlife and habitat can occur well outside the actual footprint of the energy facility.
Academic text (2011) -
If you don't have one of these yet, well, that's fine too.
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Very well.
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If they mismanage their revenues, they may well fall prey to the oil curse, too.
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But as an overall guide, we would all do well to keep them firmly in mind.
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Despite the difficulties, Facebook seems well positioned in certain ways to enter the smartphone market.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very likely to happen or be true
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.9
A well drilled through rock into water that rises to the surface from natural pressure
- Specialized
1
5.5
A hole that lets extra rain or water on the ground flow into the earth
- Specialized
1
9.6
An oil well near the end of its life that produces less than ten barrels a day
1
3.4
Kind words and actions that show someone wants another person to be happy or successful
- Specialized
A low space at the bottom of a ship where leaked water collects to be pumped out
- Archaic
Being friendly and cheerful when meeting people, sometimes too familiar
- Specialized
A tube with small holes pushed into the ground to collect water from soil
A chair for one person with soft thick cushions and a fabric cover that makes it very comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Well used to show likelihood comes from the old sense of 'to a high degree' or 'quite', so when you say 'you may well...', you mean it is 'very likely' or fits the facts closely.