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well BrE / wel /  NAmE / wel / Native audio playback is not supported. well(exclamation)BrE / wel /  NAmE / wel / used to express surprise, anger or reliefWell, well—I would never have guessed it!Well, really! What a thing to say!Well, thank goodness that's over!used to show that you accept that something cannot be changedWell, it can't be helped.‘We lost.’ ‘Oh, well. Better luck next time.’used to agree to something, rather unwillinglyWell, I suppose I could fit you in at 3.45.Oh, very well, then, if you insist.used when continuing a conversation after a pauseWell, as I was saying…used to say that something is uncertain‘Do you want to come?’ ‘Well, I'm not sure.’used to show that you are waiting for somebody to say somethingWell? Are you going to tell us or not?used to mark the end of a conversationWell, I'd better be going now.used when you are pausing to consider your next wordsI think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer.used when you want to correct or change something that you have just saidThere were thousands of people there—well, hundreds, anyway.used to express surpriseI agree completely‘We must stand up for ourselves.’ ‘Well said, John.’Word Originexclamation Old English wel(l), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wel and German wohl; probably also to the modal verb will.

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(exclamation) well, well—i would never have guessed it!well, really! what a thing to say!well, thank goodness that's over!well, it can't be helped. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=well This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	well
WordType	(exclamation)
Phonetic	BrE / wel / NAmE / wel /
Example	well, well—i would never have guessed it! well, really! what a thing to say! well, thank goodness that's over! well, it can't be helped.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=well
Content	well (exclamation)BrE / wel / NAmE / wel / used to express surprise, anger or relief Well, well—I would never have guessed it! Well, really! What a thing to say! Well, thank goodness that's over! used to show that you accept that something cannot be changed Well, it can't be helped. ‘We lost.’ ‘Oh, well. Better luck next time.’ used to agree to something, rather unwillingly Well, I suppose I could fit you in at 3.45. Oh, very well, then, if you insist. used when continuing a conversation after a pause Well, as I was saying… used to say that something is uncertain ‘Do you want to come?’ ‘Well, I'm not sure.’ used to show that you are waiting for somebody to say something Well? Are you going to tell us or not? used to mark the end of a conversation Well, I'd better be going now. used when you are pausing to consider your next words I think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer. used when you want to correct or change something that you have just said There were thousands of people there—well, hundreds, anyway. used to express surprise I agree completely ‘We must stand up for ourselves.’ ‘Well said, John.’ Word Origin exclamation Old English wel(l), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wel and German wohl; probably also to the modal verb will.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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