well

/wel/adverb

उच्चारण वेल

अच्छी तरह; पूरी तरह

Basic word

adverbbetter, best

1
in a good, right or acceptable way; thoroughly and completely; to a great extent or degree; very probably
अच्छी तरह; पूरी तरह
- She speaks English well.
- Shake it well.
- She did well in the interview.
+ 3 more examples
- Wash the vegetables well before cooking.
- He may well be right about the date.
- I don't know him very well.
Synonyms properly nicely thoroughly fully considerably
Opposite badly poorly

adjective

1
[not before noun]
in good health
स्वस्थ
- I'm not feeling well.
- I hope you get well soon.
- Are you well enough to travel?
+ 1 more example
- He looked well after his holiday.
Synonyms healthy fit fine strong
Opposite ill unwell sick

noun

1
[C]
a deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water; a deep hole for oil
कुआँ
- drawing water from the well
- an oil well
- Women carried pots from the village well.
+ 2 more examples
- The well dried up during the summer.
- They dug a new well near the school.
Synonyms borehole spring shaft kuan

→Phrasal verbs 1

well up

(of liquid) to rise to the surface and start to flow; (of a feeling) to become stronger

(आँसू आदि का) उमड़ आना; (भावना का) उमड़ना

Tears welled up in her eyes.
Anger welled up inside him.

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

properly nicely thoroughly fully considerably healthy fit fine strong borehole spring shaft kuan

Antonyms

badly poorly ill unwell sick

§Grammar and usage

Well is the adverb of good ('She sings well', not 'sings good'); as well as (and also; in addition to: 'Radhika as well as her friends is coming'; the verb agrees with the first subject); may as well or might as well (there is no reason not to: 'We may as well start'); well-known, well-off, well-read, well-behaved (hyphenated before a noun).

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: well, good का adverb है ('She sings well', 'sings good' नहीं); as well as (और भी; के अतिरिक्त: 'Radhika as well as her friends is coming'; verb पहले subject से मेल खाता है); may as well या might as well (न करने का कोई कारण नहीं: 'We may as well start'); well-known, well-off, well-read, well-behaved (noun से पहले hyphen के साथ)।

Comparatives: well, better, best.

Comparatives: well, better, best।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

All's well that ends well, well and truly (completely), leave well alone (do not interfere), a frog in the well (a person with a narrow outlook).

Idioms: all's well that ends well (अंत भला तो सब भला), well and truly (पूरी तरह), leave well alone (दख़ल न देना), a frog in the well (संकीर्ण दृष्टि वाला, कुएँ का मेंढक)।