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Exclamation  /Wel   Aaa Showing Sth Show A1  Well 

Level A1 
Kind exclamation
Front well 
IPA  /wel   / exclamation
Back aaa!; oh!
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well (exclamation)

 /wel   / exclamation
 
 1 used for showing surprise
aaa!; oh!
 Well, well! Look who's here!
 Well, thank goodness you've arrived.
 2 (also oh well )
used for showing that you know there is nothing you can do to change a situation
eh!
 Oh well, there's nothing we can do.
 3 used when you begin the next part of a story or when you are thinking about what to say next
eee, ımm
 Well, the next thing that happened was …
 Well now, let me see …
 4 used when you feel uncertain about sth
yani, şey
 ‘Do you like it?’ ‘Well, I'm not really sure.’
 Her new boyfriend seems, well, a little strange.
 5 used to show that you are waiting for sb to say sth
 (gerekli tonlamayla) e
 Well? Are you going to tell us what happened?
 6 used to show that you want to finish a conversation
neyse
 Well, it's been nice talking to you.
 

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