WELL
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was discovered. It was well with us in Egypt. Num. xi. 18.
- 2. Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly well. "Your friends are well." Shak. Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake Gen. xliii. 27.
- 3. Being in favor; favored; fortunate. He followed the fortunes of that family, and was well with Henry the Fourth. Dryden.
- 4. Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a certain day and place. Burrill.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
WELL
(adverb)
1. In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or wickedly. If thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. Gen. iv. 7.
2. Suitably to one's ...
WELL
(noun)
1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain. Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. Milton.
2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to s...
WELL
(verb)
To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring. "[Blood] welled from out the wound." Dryden. "[Yon spring] wells softly forth." Bryant. F...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
