Collocations for "well"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "well" in context.
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well
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- well [informed, educated, behaved, mannered]
- well in [advance, excess] (of)
- is well on his way to
- [is, must be] well over [half, 300]
- is well known for her [movies, music, skills]
- is (very) well [off, read]
- a well [-established, -known] [writer, figure]
- well-worn [path, shoes]
- it was well worth the [time, effort, cost]
- may (very) well [be, have, find, become]
- [is, falls] well below the [average, standard]
- it is well [documented, known] that
- we are well aware of [that, the fact, the danger]
- [shake, mix, stir] well before (serving)
- do well
- how well did I do?
- you did [perfectly, really, surprisingly] well
- did well enough
- you'd do well to (remember)
- [sings, plays, speaks French] (very) well
- know [all, only] too well
- as you well know
- I remember it well
- they get on [very, quite, rather] well
- the [presentation, exam, car] went well
- the [joke, cake] went down well
- is wearing well (for his age)
- well [done, played]!
- well, what do you [think, want, say]?
- slang, UK: she's well fit
- [an oil, a water, a gas] well
- [a stair, an elevator, a service] well
- a [quantum, gravity] well
- a well of [compassion, excitement, fear, sympathy, loneliness]
- is a well of knowledge
- [dig, create, make, build] a well
- [get, extract, take, draw] water from the well
- fell [down, into] a well
- draw water from [the, an empty] well
- make a well to [add, hold] the ingredients
- the clerks were [sat, stationed] in the (court) well
- dipped his pen into the well
- UK: [take, grab] a bottle from the well
- that's all well and good (but)
- I'm well
- [hope] all is well
- are you well?
- is not a well [person, man, woman]
- [an oil, a water, a gas] well
- well [informed, educated, behaved, mannered]
- [a stair, an elevator, a service] well
- well in [advance, excess] (of)
- a [quantum, gravity] well
- is well on his way to
- a well of [compassion, excitement, fear, sympathy, loneliness]
- [is, must be] well over [half, 300]
- is a well of knowledge
- is well known for her [movies, music, skills]
- [dig, create, make, build] a well
- is (very) well [off, read]
- [get, extract, take, draw] water from the well
- she comes from a well-to-do [family, background]
- fell [down, into] a well
- a well [-established, -known] [writer, figure]
- draw water from [the, an empty] well
- well-worn [path, shoes]
- make a well to [add, hold] the ingredients
- it was well worth the [time, effort, cost]
- the clerks were [sat, stationed] in the (court) well
- that's all well and good (but)
- dipped his pen into the well
- very well (then)
- UK: [take, grab] a bottle from the well
- may (very) well [be, have, find, become]
- [is, falls] well below the [average, standard]
- it is well [documented, known] that
- we are well aware of [that, the fact, the danger]
- [shake, mix, stir] well before (serving)
- do well
- how well did I do?
- you did [perfectly, really, surprisingly] well
- did well enough
- you'd do well to (remember)
- [sings, plays, speaks French] (very) well
- know [all, only] too well
- as you well know
- I remember it well
- they get on [very, quite, rather] well
- the [presentation, exam, car] went well
- the [joke, cake] went down well
- is wearing well (for his age)
- well [done, played]!
- well, what do you [think, want, say]?
- slang, UK: she's well fit
- I'm well
- [hope] all is well
- are you well?
- is not a well [person, man, woman]
'well' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ASAP
- CEO
- English
- French
- German
- Greek
- Russian
- SAT
- Swedish
- able
- accord
- acquainted
- actually
- adjust
- advise
- affair
- along
- amazed
- ambitious
- anymore
- apart
- appetite
- appointed
- argument
- article
- as
- assess
- associated
- awake
- balanced
- basically
- bat
- battle
- bear
- beat
- behave
- behind
- below
- benefit
- beyond
- blend
- bloody
- bluff
- book
- bottom
- box
- brother-in-law
- built
- bully
- bummer