Определение well 2 в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
Well is used in front of past participles to indicate that something is done to a high standard or to a great extent. Helen is a very well-known novelist in Australia People live longer nowadays, and they are better educated British nurses were among the best trained in Europe
emphasis You use well in front of a prepositional phrase to emphasize it. For example, if you say that one thing happened well before another, you mean that it happened a long time before it. Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight There are well over a million Muslims in Britain
If you do something well, you do it to a high standard or to a great extent. All the Indian batsmen played well He speaks English better than I do It is a formula that worked very well indeed I don't really know her very well
emphasis You use well after verbs such as `may' and `could' when you are saying what you think is likely to happen. The murderer may well come from the estate Ours could well be the last generation for which moviegoing has a sense of magic
If you do something well, you do it thoroughly and completely. Mix all the ingredients well Wash your hands well with soap. = thoroughly
If you speak or think well of someone, you say or think favourable things about them. `He speaks well of you.' --- `I'm glad to hear that.' It might help people think better of him
You use well to ask or talk about the extent or standard of something. How well do you remember your mother, Franzi? This new career doesn't pay nearly as well as the old one He wasn't dressed any better than me
emphasis You use well before certain adjectives to emphasize them. She has a close group of friends who are very well aware of what she has suffered The show is well worth a visit
emphasis You use well after adverbs such as `perfectly', `jolly', or `damn' in order to emphasize an opinion or the truth of what you are saying. You know perfectly well I can't be blamed for the failure of that mission I'd got myself into this marriage and I jolly well had to get myself out of it