well
English
/wɛl/
adv
Definitions
- (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- (manner) Completely, fully.
- (degree) To a significant degree.
- (degree) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
- In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wel (very) inherited from Old English wel (well, very) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wela (well) derived from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (choose, wish, want, desire).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*welh₁-
Gloss
choose, wish, want, desire
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Holywell English
- Hopewell English
- Hopewellian English
- antiwelfare English
- bait English
- baitwell English
- behaved English
- beloved English
- benevolence English
- beseen English
- bewell English
- boat English
- bore English
- borewell English
- born English
- built English
- deserved English
- digger English
- doer English
- doing English
- down English
- downwell English
- established English
- fare English
- farewell English
- fareweller English
- field English
- foot English
- footwell English
- full English
- full well English
- hand English
- handwell English
- head English
- hole English
- holly English
- holy English
- hope English
- house English
- ink English
- inkwell English
- interwell English
- light English
- lightwell English
- lit English
- malevolence English
- microwell English
- miniwell English
- multiwell English
- nanowell English
- outwell English
- overwell English
- paid English
- postwelfare English
- prewelfare English
- set English
- site English
- speed English
- speedwell English
- spring English
- stair English
- stairwell English
- step English
- stepwell English
- thermowell English
- thewed English
- thought-out English
- transwell English
- unwell English
- unwellness English
- upwell English
- voluptuous English
- water English
- welfare English
- welfarism English
- welfarist English
- well-behaved English
- well-behavedly English
- well-beloved English
- well-beseen English
- well-boat English
- well-built English
- well-deserved English
- well-established English
- well-lit English
- well-paid English
- well-set English
- well-thewed English
- well-thought-out English
- well-willing English
- wellbore English
- wellborn English
- welldigger English
- welldoer English
- welldoing English
- weller English
- welleth English
- wellfield English
- wellful English
- wellhead English
- wellhole English
- wellhouse English
- wellish English
- wellness English
- wellside English
- wellsite English
- wellspring English
- wellwater English
- welsome English
- willing English
- benevolens Latin
- benevolēns Latin
- malevolens Latin
- malevolentem, malevolēns Latin
- voluntārius Latin
- voluntāriē Latin
- voluntās Latin
- voluntātem Latin
- volō Latin
- Wohlbefinden German
- Wohlgeruch German
- Wohllaut German
- Wohlleben German
- obwohl German
- unwohl German
- wohl German
- wohlabgewogen German
- wohlanständig German
- wohlauf German
- wohlbehalten German
- wohlbehütet German
- wohlbekannt German
- wohlbeleibt German
- wohlbestallt German
- wohlfeil German
- wohlfundiert German
- wohlfühlen German
- wohlgeformt German
- wohlgemerkt German
- wohlgenährt German
- wohlgesinnt German
- wohlgesonnen German
- wohlklingend German
- wohlmeinend German
- wohlriechend German
- wohlschmeckend German
- wohltun German
- wohltätig German
- wohlwollen German
- wellness Italian
- jawel Dutch, Flemish
- jeweetwel Dutch, Flemish
- ofwel Dutch, Flemish
- onwel Dutch, Flemish
- wel Dutch, Flemish
- welbespraakt Dutch, Flemish
- weldoener Dutch, Flemish
- weldoorvoed Dutch, Flemish
- weleer Dutch, Flemish
- welgang Dutch, Flemish
- welgesteld Dutch, Flemish
- weliswaar Dutch, Flemish
- welluidend Dutch, Flemish
- welnee Dutch, Flemish
- welsprekend Dutch, Flemish
- welvaart Dutch, Flemish
- welvaren Dutch, Flemish
- wonderwel Dutch, Flemish
- voluptuaire French
- ἔλδομαι Ancient Greek
- *-tis Proto-Indo-European
- *welh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *welh₁p- Proto-Indo-European
- *werh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wal- Proto-Germanic
- *waljaną Proto-Germanic
- *walą Proto-Germanic
- *wela Proto-Germanic
- *wiljaną Proto-Germanic
- *wiljô Proto-Germanic
- huruväl Swedish
- väl Swedish
- välbefinnande Swedish
- välbehag Swedish
- välkommen Swedish
- välsigna Swedish
- välsmakande Swedish
- uvel Norwegian Nynorsk
- vel Norwegian Nynorsk
- velbrukt Norwegian Nynorsk
- velbygd Norwegian Nynorsk
- veldefinert Norwegian Nynorsk
- veletablert Norwegian Nynorsk
- velinformert Norwegian Nynorsk
- vella Norwegian Nynorsk
- vellukka Norwegian Nynorsk
- velorganisert Norwegian Nynorsk
- velsigning Norwegian Nynorsk
- velståande Norwegian Nynorsk
- velutstyrt Norwegian Nynorsk
- velvilje Norwegian Nynorsk
- velvære Norwegian Nynorsk
- wel Old English
- wilweorþung Old English
- वर्णमाला Sanskrit
- bewellen Middle English
- farewel Middle English
- fol wel Middle English
- wel Middle English
- wel besein Middle English
- wel-biloved Middle English
- wel-paied Middle English
- wel-thewed Middle English
- welewillynge Middle English
- welfare Middle English
- well sett Middle English
- wellespring Middle English
- welnes Middle English
- welsum Middle English
- bhuel Irish
- vel Old Norse
- velferð Old Norse
- vella Old Norse
- almenvel Danish
- vel Danish
- velbekomme Danish
- velberåd Danish
- veldefineret Danish
- velfortjent Danish
- velfærd Danish
- velkendt Danish
- velskrevet Danish
- velsmagende Danish
- *velěti Proto-Slavic
- *velě̀ti Proto-Slavic
- *voľa Proto-Slavic
- vel Icelandic
- वर्णांध Hindi
- wel Welsh
- wel Middle Dutch
- wolde Middle Dutch
- wola Old High German
- wol Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 Gothic
- *wela Old Dutch
- *wāletiyā Proto-Celtic
- boll Cimbrian
- bòlbel Cimbrian
- bóol Cimbrian
- *Hwáriṣṭʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wr̥náwti Proto-Indo-Iranian
- wela Old Saxon
- *welō Proto-Italic
- *gail Frankish
- *wala Frankish
- *wáljāˀ Proto-Balto-Slavic
- véuggia Ligurian
- *warH-, *wār- Proto-Iranian
- set
- lit
- ink
- foot
- doer
- boat
- head
- born
- step
- bore
- fare
- bait
- hope
- paid
- holy
- down
- full
- site
- hole
- hand
- light
- speed
- field
- doing
- stair
- water
- holly
- house
- built
- spring
- unwell
- weller
- beseen
- upwell
- thewed
- bewell
- digger
- willing
- behaved
- welleth
- welsome
- wellful
- beloved
- outwell
- wellish
- inkwell
- welfare
- Hopewell
- deserved
- Holywell
- footwell
- well-set
- nanowell
- borewell
- wellhead
- baitwell
- overwell
- wellside
- handwell
- miniwell
- stepwell
- well-lit
- downwell
- welldoer
- wellness
- wellsite
- wellhole
- wellbore
- farewell
- wellborn
- wellfield
- multiwell
- lightwell
- welfarism
- stairwell
- interwell
- welldoing
- speedwell
- transwell
- well-paid
- wellhouse
- welfarist
- microwell
- wellwater
- full well
- well-boat
- unwellness
- thermowell
- well-built
- prewelfare
- fareweller
- welldigger
- wellspring
- voluptuous
- well-thewed
- established
- antiwelfare
- benevolence
- malevolence
- postwelfare
- Hopewellian
- thought-out
- well-beseen
- well-beloved
- well-willing
- well-behaved
- well-deserved
- well-behavedly
- well-established
- well-thought-out