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# well

adverb (well, better, best); adjective (well — healthy); noun (a well, wells); interjection (well...)

«well» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Well means in a good or right way: «she sings well». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#m1)
2. Well means healthy: «I feel well». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#m2)
3. A well is a deep hole in the ground where people get water or oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#m3)
4. «Well...» is said at the start of a sentence when you stop to think. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#m4)
5. «As well» means also; «as well as» means and also. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#m5)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a word of the story; a water well with a depth; «as well» meaning also, so the items are added. In everyday life: «well done!», «get well soon», «Are you well?». In stories: wishing wells, a frog at the bottom of a well. Phrases: «well done», «as well», «as well as», «get well soon», «oh well».

### Examples

- She sings well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x1)
- The well is 20 meters deep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x2)
- He bought apples and pears as well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x3)
- Each day they take 50 liters from the well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x4)
- Well done, you got every answer right! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x5)
- I hope you feel well again soon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x6)
- Well, I think the answer is twelve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x7)
- She plays the violin as well as the piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x8)
- So far all went on well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/#x9)

### Note

«Good» describes nouns, «well» describes verbs: «a good singer», «she sings well». But «I am well» means healthy. Comparison: well, better, best. Maths: usually no clue. «As well» means also, so add the items. A well can give a depth or a store of water to take from. Safety: never lean over an open well.

## In Jewish tradition

A well in the Torah is a source of water for people and flocks, often a place for meetings and betrothals. "Well" can also mean in a good way or in good health, as in "all is well," and "well-beloved" in Isaiah means dearly loved.

**Interpretation.** Tradition remembers the wells of the patriarchs as signs of blessing. Later teachers tell of Miriam's well, which followed Israel in the desert. Isaiah's "well-beloved" with a vineyard is read as God speaking of His love for Israel.

### Examples

- I know that he can speak well. (Torah EXO.4.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/well/#x1)
- And the stone upon the well's mouth was great. (Torah GEN.29.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/well/#x2)
- And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. (Torah GEN.26.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/well/#x3)
- And he said: 'All is well. (Prophets 2KI.5.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/well/#x4)
- Then it was well with him. (Prophets JER.22.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/well/#x5)
- My well-beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill; (Prophets ISA.5.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/well/#x6)

### Note

«Good» describes nouns, «well» describes verbs: «a good singer», «she sings well». But «I am well» means healthy. Comparison: well, better, best. Maths: usually no clue. «As well» means also, so add the items. A well can give a depth or a store of water to take from. Safety: never lean over an open well.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «well» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/well/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«well» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/well.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «well» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/well/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«well» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/well.html) on Mova free.