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well

 
 
/wel/ adjective [never before noun] (better, best)

Definition

healthy: to feel/look well I'm not very well. Are you feeling better now? → Opposite unwell
all is well everything is in a good or acceptable state: I hope all is well with Jack.
be all very well used to show that you do not agree with something or that you are annoyed about something: It's all very well for her to say everything's fine, she doesn't have to live here.
be (just) as well used to say that something might be a good thing to do or happen: [+ (that)] It was just as well that you left when you did. → See also be alive and kicking/well
(Definition of well adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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