Well meaning in English

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Definition

(to do something) well: (to do something) correctly, right, in a good way adverb
Well done! You did that in a good way! Good going! Congratulations!
a well done steak a steak cooked for a long time
Well, (I wasn't expecting this!): Um, Oh, (I wasn't expecting this!) idiom

Examples

  • "Well, in that case I don't know what to tell you, Dmitri."
  • "Philip : Well, how are we going to discover what superpowers the milkshakes have given us?"
  • "Well, there's a game in the back."
  • "Woman: Well, for my starter, I'd like the Scotch eggs please."
  • "Well, your soup is ready, Papi."
  • "Warbuckle : Well, well, well, Philip, look at the two of us: a couple of sad and lonely workaholics stuck at the office on New Year's Eve!"
  • "Well, if I don't, I think he'll probably have me killed!"
  • "General Hurley Burley : Well, okay."
  • "Lucie : Well, I suppose I could help..."
  • "Philip : Well I'm not!"
  • "Well, I hope everyone enjoyed our comedians tonight!"
  • "Brian : Well let's make a start, this is Bruno's door."
  • "Philip : Well, yes."
  • "Well, now that we're finished with the tour, let's go into the "Purple room" so I can introduce you to your fellow crazies!"
  • "Joan Wayne : Well, I am the Sheriff."
  • "Felix : Well, if you like smells so much, you'll enjoy this!"
  • "Dr. Gilchrist : Well, I don't know who you are, or why you're here, but I do like mysterious vans, so why not?"
  • "Lucie : Well, the elevator seems nice and clean."
  • "Bruno : Well, I'll have a tomato juice then, I guess."

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