well

adverb (REASONABLY)

/wel/ (better, best)

Definition

B2 with good reason: She might well be the best person to ask. I can't very well (= it would not be acceptable to) refuse their kind offer.Reasons and explanations

(Definition of well adverb (REASONABLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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welfare state noun
well adjective
well adjusted adjective
well adverb (IN A GOOD WAY)
well adverb (IN ADDITION)
well adverb (REASONABLY)
well adverb (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
well advised adjective
well and truly idiom
well appointed adjective
well argued adjective

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