What does “well” mean?
- 1
adverbin a good or skillful way
She speaks English very well.
- 2
adjectivehealthy
I don’t feel well today.
- 3
interjectionused to pause or start speaking
Well, I think we should go.
Well at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb, adjective & interjection
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /wɛl/ · WEL
- Forms
- better, best
How to use “well” correctly
“Good” is an adjective and “well” is the adverb: “She sings well”, not “She sings good”.
Common phrases with “well”
- as well
- well done
- as well as
- get well
“well” is on these word lists
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