Level | A1 |
---|---|
Kind | exclamation |
Front | well |
IPA | /wel / exclamation |
Back | aaa!; oh! |
Back 2 | 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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