Starting a sentence with well isn’t something that you’ll find yourself often doing. “Well” is mainly used to talk about someone’s wellbeing, which doesn’t make sense if we throw it in at the start. However, this article will look at when “well” works at the beginning of a sentence.
You can start a sentence with “well,” but it’s mainly only used in this way as a filler. Therefore, “well” can only start a sentence when you’re writing the spoken word. There are no times where “well” works at the start of a sentence without being a filler.
Just because you have to use “well” as a filler doesn’t mean it’s incorrect. There are plenty of times in writing where filler words are useful to us. Some of the most important include:
- Creative writing
- Transcription
- Quoting in journals
In these cases, it might be beneficial to include filler words like “well” to show people’s hesitancy in answering a question or that they had to think harder before saying something.
“Well” works similarly at the start of a sentence to words like “oh” and “uh.”
What Does “Well” Mean At The Beginning Of A Sentence?
At the beginning of a sentence, “well” means that we need a little extra time to think before giving an answer. We often say it to show surprise or doubt in our own knowledge, and people can use that against us.
The definition of “well,” according to The Cambridge Dictionary, is “used to introduce something you are going to say, often to show surprise, doubt, slight disagreement, or anger, or to continue a story.”
There are plenty of filler words in English that we might write when we’re trying to show someone is doubtful of something. They’re so prevalent that dictionaries often officially recognize them as filler words (or exclamations).
There are no other times when “well” works at the beginning of a sentence besides a filler or exclamation, making it much easier for you to understand how it might work.
Examples Of How To Use “Well” At The Beginning Of A Sentence
Some examples might help you to understand what we mean by “well” being a filler word. It’s not often you’ll come across a situation where “well” will work for you in your writing unless you consistently write in creative prose.
- Well, it would be hard for me to establish a reason for doing this.
- Well, I don’t think you quite understand my predicament.
- Well, if I could answer that question, I definitely would.
- Well, you shouldn’t be here, so if you could just leave, that would be great.
- Well, wouldn’t you like to know the answer to that?
- Well, would you care for some more wine?
- Well? I’m waiting for your answer!
- Well, well, well, what have we here?
- Well, I must be going now, but it was a pleasure to see you as always.
- Well, you’ve got the wrong idea, but I appreciate the sentiment.
- Well, you’re not quite as sharp as you think you are then.
- Well, if you must know, I wasn’t alone yesterday.
“Well” is a filler word when we start a sentence with it. People say it to give themselves time to think about what comes next. We often write it when we’re trying to recreate the spoken word, which means it’s common to use with speech or quotation marks.
It’s also fairly common for the phrase “well, well, well” to be used. It works in much the same way as one “well” would, but it’s supposed to show disappointment and predictability in whatever happened.
It’s common for old-fashioned police movies and shows to use “well, well, well” as a phrase, especially in the UK. They would use it to show that the policemen aren’t surprised that they caught the criminals in the act, and there isn’t much that the criminal can do to stop it from happening.
In all of the above examples, if we remove “well,” the sentences will still make sense. This shows you what we mean by a filler word, and we’ll reiterate by including one more example:
- Well, I should probably leave you to it!
- I should probably leave you to it!
As you can see, “well” is used in the first sentence to show a bit of doubt or evaluation before making the statement. It’s best to avoid using “well” in any capacity like this with formal writing. It works best casually or creatively.
Where Should I Place The Comma When Using “Well” At The Beginning Of A Sentence?
Punctuation can be a challenge when you’re learning new sentence structures and ideas. Luckily, learning to punctuate “well” at the beginning of a sentence couldn’t be easier.
A comma always comes directly after “well” when we use it as a filler at the start of a sentence. That’s because it’s an extra word that adds no meaning to the overall sentence and can easily be dropped as an independent clause.
“Well” is a filler word, making it redundant and useless for most sentences. It still works really well in creative cases or in situations where you want to show someone is doubtful or hesitant, but otherwise, it’s not great to include in your writing.
Since “well” isn’t a necessary clause, we always include a comma straight after it to indicate that it’s removable.
- Well, if it isn’t my best friend.
- Well, I can’t say I didn’t tell you so.
- Well, you must be new here.
- Well, well, well, what have we here?
Alternatives To Starting A Sentence With “Well”
Finally, some alternatives might help you understand a little more about using “well” as an exclamation. Since it’s a filler word, we’ll only include other filler words as synonyms here to make sure you know what you can replace it with.
- Oh
- Uh
- Um
- Erm
- Hm
- Let me think
- Err
- Bear with me
- Give me a minute
- Like
- So
These synonyms all work well at the start of a sentence to give someone a chance to catch up with their thinking.
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Sentences with the word Well?
Well
Examples
- «the job is (just) about done»; «the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded»; «we’re almost finished»; «the car all but ran her down»; «he nearly fainted»; «talked for nigh onto 2 hours»; «the recording is well-nigh perfect»; «virtually all the parties signed the contract»; «I was near exhausted by the run»; «most everyone agrees»
- «The sponge absorbs water well«; «She drew strength from the minister’s words»
- «He grew a beard»; «The patient developed abdominal pains»; «I got funny spots all over my body»; «well-developed breasts»
- «She carried herself well«; «he bore himself with dignity»; «They conducted themselves well during these difficult times»
- «This scene acts well«
- «The voting process doesn’t work as well as people thought»; «How does your idea work in practice?»; «This method doesn’t work»; «The breaks of my new car act quickly»; «The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water»
- «He progressed well in school»; «My plants are coming along»; «Plans are shaping up»
- «she married well«; «The children were settled advantageously in Seattle»
- «a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan»
- «several matters to attend to»; «it is none of your affair»; «things are going well«
- «mature well-aged cheeses»
- «a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations»; «he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age»
- «the work is moving along»; «well along in their research»; «hurrying their education along»; «getting along in years»
- «It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school»
- «A few words would answer»; «This car suits my purpose well«; «Will $100 do?»; «A `B’ grade doesn’t suffice to get me into medical school»; «Nothing else will serve»
- «these problems apart, the country is doing well«; «all joking aside, I think you’re crazy»
- «This theory lends itself well to our new data»
- «an apt pupil»; «you are a clever man…you reason well and your wit is bold»-Bram Stoker
- «the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired»
- «an arid climate»; «a waterless well«; «miles of waterless country to cross»
- «an artesian well«; «artesian pressure»
- «she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others»
- «in what discipline is his doctorate?»; «teachers should be well trained in their subject»; «anthropology is the study of human beings»
- «they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball»
- «He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well«
- «a fine-looking woman»; «a good-looking man»; «better-looking than her sister»; «very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome»- Thackeray; «our southern women are well-favored»- Lillian Hellman
- «his temper was well known to all his employees»
- «`smog’ is a blend of `smoke’ and `fog'»; «`motel’ is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor’ and `hotel'»; «`brunch’ is a well-known portmanteau»
- «The colors blend well«
- «I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block»
- «The oil well blew out»
- «blunt talking and straight shooting»; «a blunt New England farmer»; «I gave them my candid opinion»; «forthright criticism»; «a forthright approach to the problem»; «tell me what you think—and you may just as well be frank»; «it is possible to be outspoken without being rude»; «plainspoken and to the point»; «a point-blank accusation»
- «the strings played superlatively well«
- «Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months»
- «Inhale deeply»; «inhale the fresh mountain air»; «The patient has trouble inspiring»; «The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well«
- «The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well«
- «a horse broken to the saddle»; «this old nag is well broken in»
- «the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge»; «the hump of a camel»; «he stood on the rocky prominence»; «the occipital protuberance was well developed»; «the bony excrescence between its horns»
- «The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it»
- «buoyant spirits»; «his quick wit and chirpy humor»; «looking bright and well and chirpy»; «a perky little widow in her 70s»
- «Maple wood burns well«
- «Her voice carries very well in this big opera house»
- «Sound carries well over water»; «The airwaves carry the sound»; «Many metals conduct heat»
- «a finely chiseled nose»; «well-defined features»
- «Cultivate your musical taste»; «Train your tastebuds»; «She is well schooled in poetry»
- «clothed and in his right mind»- Bible; «proud of her well-clothed family»; «nurses clad in white»; «white-clad nurses»
- «They were clareting until well past midnight»
- «a clean-cut and well-bred young man»; «the trig corporal in his jaunty cap»; «a trim beard»
- «a set of well-defined values»
- «she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated»- Mary McCarthy
- «The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well«; «We joined forces with another research group»
- «was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared»; «the comfortable thought that nothing could go wrong»; «was comfortable in his religious beliefs»; «she’s a comfortable person to be with»; «she felt comfortable with her fiance’s parents»
- «they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards»; «easy living»; «a prosperous family»; «his family is well-situated financially»; «well-to-do members of the community»
- «They live well«; «she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died»
- «He and his sons haven’t communicated for years»; «Do you communicate well with your advisor?»
- «he was well known throughout the Catholic community»; «the news spread rapidly through the medical community»; «they formed a community of scientists»
- «This powder compacts easily»; «Such odd-shaped items do not pack well«
- «he only invests in large well-established companies»; «he started the company in his garage»
- «She conceals her anger well«
- «He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients»; «This library was well conceived»
- «solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well«
- «he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again»
- «I’m afraid the film was well over budget»; «painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger»; «the house has fallen considerably in value»; «the price went up substantially»
- «Keep on working!»; «We continued to work into the night»; «Keep smiling»; «We went on working until well past midnight»
- «These activities coordinate well«
- «This paint covers well«
- «he did respectably well for his age»
- «This land crops well«
- «a well-cut suit»; «cut diamonds»; «cut velvet»
- «This knife cuts well«
- «a deep well«; «a deep dive»; «deep water»; «a deep casserole»; «a deep gash»; «deep massage»; «deep pressure receptors in muscles»; «deep shelves»; «a deep closet»; «surrounded by a deep yard»; «hit the ball to deep center field»; «in deep space»; «waist-deep»
- «style…is more than the deliberate and designed creation»- Havelock Ellis; «games designed for all ages»; «well-designed houses»
- «`Oh, well,’ he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'»
- «a disadvantageous outcome»; «a well-known study from the 1970’s showed that gender stereotyping placed women in a disadvantageous position»; «made an unfavorable impression»
- «his disinclination for modesty is well known»
- «little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara»- Scientific Monthly
- «You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!»
- «This chimney draws very well«
- «the drawing of water from the well«
- «well-drilled in military procedures»
- «This car rides smoothly»; «My new truck drives well«
- «It plunged to the bottom of the well«
- «a well-earned reputation for honesty»; «earned income»; «an earned run in baseball»
- «I might well do it»; «a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster»; «you may well need your umbrella»; «he could equally well be trying to deceive us»
- «well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity»- M.S.Dworkin; «empyrean aplomb»- Hamilton Basso; «the sublime beauty of the night»
- «a well-endowed college»; «endowed with good eyesight»; «endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights»
- «This dress wore well for almost ten years»
- «a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer»
- «a well equipped playground»; «a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation»
- «it worked exceptionally well«
- «trying to lose excess weight»; «found some extra change lying on the dresser»; «yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant»; «skills made redundant by technological advance»; «sleeping in the spare room»; «supernumerary ornamentation»; «it was supererogatory of her to gloat»; «delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words»; «extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts»; «surplus cheese distributed to the needy»
- «an exploratory operation»; «exploratory reconnaissance»; «digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico»; «exploratory talks between diplomats»
- «she plays fabulously well«; «behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains»
- «This dress hangs well«; «Her long black hair flowed down her back»
- «well-filled hours»
- «a well outfitted expedition to the South Pole»
- «I don’t know what to do—I may as well flip a coin!»
- «foreseeable costs were well within the budget»
- «he had well formulated opinions on schooling»
- «he faced forward»; «step forward»; «she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine»; (`forrad’ and `forrard’ are dialectal variations)
- «Foster our children’s well-being and education»
- «she was a well of information»
- «the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem»
- «a government friendly to our interests»; «well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States»; «a relaxed environment well-disposed to the appreciation of good food and fine wine»
- «she blushed in his presence»; «he sensed the presence of danger»; «he was well behaved in front of company»
- «fully grown»; «he didn’t fully understand»; «knew full well«; «full-grown»; «full-fledged»
- «the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall»; «the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness»; «he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance»
- «The tree stump serves as a table»; «The female students served as a control group»; «This table would serve very well«; «His freedom served him well«; «The table functions as a desk»
- «The washing machine won’t go unless it’s plugged in»; «Does this old car still run well?»; «This old radio doesn’t work anymore»
- «well-funded research»
- «I couldn’t get across the message»; «He put over the idea very well«
- «My boss and I get along very well«
- «He got well fast»
- «How is it going?»; «The day went well until I got your call»
- «The inauguration went well«; «how did your interview go?»
- «This wine sure goes down well«; «The food wouldn’t go down»
- «it’s a good thing that I wasn’t there»; «it is good that you stayed»; «it is well that no one saw you»; «all’s well that ends well«
- «the children behaved well«; «a task well done»; «the party went well«; «he slept well«; «a well-argued thesis»; «a well-seasoned dish»; «a well-planned party»; «the baby can walk pretty good»
- «He is always well-groomed»
- «The burglar wielded an axe»; «The young violinist didn’t manage her bow very well«
- «a happy turn of phrase»; «a few well-chosen words»
- «hasty marriage seldom proveth well«- Shakespeare; «hasty makeshifts take the place of planning»- Arthur Geddes; «rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion»; «wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king»
- «holistic medicine treats the mind as well as the body»
- «I am still hoping that all will turn out well«
- «a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally»
- «illuminated advertising»; «looked up at the lighted windows»; «a brightly lit room»; «a well-lighted stairwell»
- «the importance of a well-balanced diet»
- «well-informed readers»
- «we knew them well«
- «intrastate as well as interstate commerce»
- «madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker»; «it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely»
- «I know Latin»; «This student knows her irregular verbs»; «Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?»
- «her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well«
- «leavened bread»; «well-leavened»; «yeast-leavened breads»
- «This story would lend itself well to serialization on television»; «The current system lends itself to great abuse»
- «a well-liked teacher»
- «in the long run we will win»; «in the long run we will all be dead»; «he performed well over the long haul»
- «She lunched us well«
- «played with marked cards»; «a scar-marked face»; «well-marked roads»
- «the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact»
- «well-meaning but misguided teachers»; «a mistaken belief»; «mistaken identity»
- «it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function»- Arthur Pap; «motive pleas»; «motivating arguments»
- «his narrative was interesting»; «Disney’s stories entertain adults as well as children»
- «she keeps her time well occupied»; «the wc is occupied»
- «not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up»
- «how well organized she is»; «his life was almost too organized»
- «she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me»
- «This story is well paragraphed»
- «street full of flourishing well-patronized shops»
- «Children photograph well«
- «This speech didn’t play well with the American public»; «His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee»
- «the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal»
- «he knows my bad points as well as my good points»
- «the area is well populated»; «forests populated with all kinds of wild life»
- «the population seemed to be well fed and clothed»
- «clean it well, preferably with warm water»; «I’d rather be in Philadelphia»; «I’d sooner die than give up»
- «graduates well equipped to handle such problems»; «equipped to be a scholar»
- «His voice projects well«
- «deeply provincial and conformist»; «in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial»; «narrow provincial attitudes»
- «Japanese like to pun—their language is well suited to punning»
- «she was very gifted»; «he played very well«; «a really enjoyable evening»; «I’m real sorry about it»; «a rattling good yarn»
- «the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems»
- «Her new collection of poems was not well received»
- «Sound is reflected well in this auditorium»
- «well regulated industries»; «houses with regulated temperature»
- «She relates well to her peers»
- «this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well«; «He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait»
- «The sound resonates well in this theater»
- «the carpet rolled out»; «Yarn rolls well«
- «the skill of a well-trained boxer»; «the sweet science of pugilism»
- «the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty»
- «a timely warning»; «with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery»; «a seasonable time for discussion»; «the book’s publication was well timed»
- «The new idea sold well in certain circles»
- «Art serves commerce»; «Their interests are served»; «The lake serves recreation»; «The President’s wisdom has served the country well«
- «the children were well shoed»
- «the old woman’s shriveled skin»; «he looked shriveled and ill»; «a shrunken old man»; «a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws»-W.F.Starkie; «he did well despite his withered arm»; «a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair»
- «She was singing while she was cooking»; «My brother sings very well«
- «`Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously»
- «The well was spudded in April»
- «rivers well stocked with fish»; «a well-stocked store»
- «well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury»
- «a club entirely supported by membership dues»; «well-supported allegations»
- «Tears well in her eyes»; «the currents well up»
- «limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements…that extend well beyond the limits of biology»- P.S.Welch
- «she is a star of screen and video»; «Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done» — Ernie Kovacs
- «well-founded suspicions»
- «She doesn’t test well«
- «well-thumbed pages of the dictionary»
- «performed well in the titular (or title) role»; «the titular theme of the book»
- «a trained mind»; «trained pigeons»; «well-trained servants»
- «poetry often does not translate»; «Tolstoy’s novels translate well into English»
- «a traveled, educated man»; «well-traveled people»
- «accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism»; «unearned income»; «an unearned run»
- «an unexhausted well«
- «an unwritten law»; «rites…so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times»- J.L.T.C.Spence
- «Wheat should be well ventilated»
- «a well ventilated room»
- «consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar»
- «appears to be entirely well«; «the wound is nearly well«; «a well man»; «I think I’m well; at least I feel well«
- «it would be well to start early»
- «The problem is well understood»; «she was well informed»; «shake well before using»; «in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked»; «well-done beef»; «well-satisfied customers»; «well-educated»
- «a book well worth reading»; «was well aware of the difficulties ahead»; «suspected only too well what might be going on»
- «the project was well underway»; «the fetus has well developed organs»; «his father was well pleased with his grades»
- «their neighbors spoke well of them»; «he thought well of the book»
- «You would do well to say nothing more»; «could not well refuse»
- «she dances well«; «he writes well«
- «took the joke well«; «took the tragic news well«
- «doesn’t know when he’s well-off»
- «respect for a well-read man»; «well-read in medieval history»
- «Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well«
- «a well-wired house»
- «his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent»
- «This dough does not work easily»; «The soft metal works well«
- «working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor»
- «they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out»
Well¹, I believe there is a whole range of possibilities, and none predominates; bearing witness to this point of view, the OALD definition for this exclamation provides nine meanings; none of them is specifically this particular meaning of negative opinion in which smugness can be a nuance, and I believe this latter could be added, as well as another one.
¹ See «5» below
(OALD)
1 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!2 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.’3 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.4 used when continuing a conversation after a break
• Well, as I was saying…5 used to say that something is uncertain
• ‘Do you want to come?’ ‘Well, I’m not sure.’6 used to show that you are waiting for somebody to say something
• Well? Are you going to tell us or not?
7 used to mark the end of a conversation
• Well, I’d better be going now.8 used when you are stopping to consider your next words
• I think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer.
9 used when you want to correct or change something that you have just said
• There were thousands of people there—well, hundreds, anyway.
((user LPH)
10 used to make reprobative remarks (with a possible nuance of a holier than thou attitude)
• Well, well! Look who’s here asking for help when they’ve been telling you forever haughtily they had nothing to learn from you!
• Well, when you are not happy with your work you don’t make that the reason of your asking for leniency.
11 used to remind someone that they overlooked something
• Well? I just told you that a while ago…)
The possibility considered (smugness, holier than thou attitude) is not to be excluded, but in at least a significant part of the cases that can be collected, one must expect that «well» is used as a term expressing partial agreement or incertitude (3, 5), as a means of introducing something of interest (4), as the introduction of words meant to remind someone of something (11), and also, if not as often, to render any of the other attitudes that this word connotes.
Well is a discourse marker, adverb or adjective.
Well as a discourse marker
Spoken English:
In speaking, we often use well at the start of what we say. Its main function is to show that we are thinking about the question that we have been asked:
B:
Well, it’s difficult to say. I think they liked our presentation but I am not sure.
A:
How long would it take to drive from Dundee to here?
B:
Well, let me see. I’d say it would take at least three hours, if not more.
Spoken English:
We can use well to show a slight change in topic, or when what we are about to say is not quite what is expected:
A:
Have you found a house yet?
B:
Well, we’ve stopped looking actually. Nadia’s company has offered her another contract and we’ve decided to stay in Edinburgh for another year.
A:
Did you like that book?
B:
Well, it was interesting, but war stories are not really my favourite.
We can use well when we want to change what we have said slightly, or say something in another way:
I’m not going on a hiking holiday. I hate walking. Well, I hate being out in the cold weather.
Fiona is feeling better. Well, she’s much better than she was. She’ll be back to work on Monday.
We can use well when we admit or acknowledge that something is correct or true:
A:
It’ll take four hours to get to Glasgow.
B:
It’ll take more than that. We’ll have to stop for a break somewhere.
Warning:
We can use well with a rising intonation as a type of question when we want someone to tell us something. In this case, it means tell me or tell us. Be careful when you use this, as it can sound very direct:
A:
There’s something I have to tell you.
Well? What did you say to her?
Well as an adverb
We use well as an adverb when something is done to a good standard or in a good way:
He drives very well.
I work very well late at night.
We often use well before -ed forms, often with a hyphen:
This table isn’t very well-made.
I like my steak well-cooked. (I like my steak cooked for a long time.)
A:
I’ve passed my driving test!
Well and good
Well and good have a similar meaning, but good is not used as an adverb. It is used as an adjective.
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Well as an adjective
We use well as an adjective, normally after a linking verb such as be, look or get, to mean ‘in good health’:
B:
I’m very well, thanks. And you?
Are you feeling OK? You don’t look very well.
In American English, it is common to use good instead of well in this context. This is less common in British English:
B:
She’s good. Thanks for asking.
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BronyPonyMewMy brother can speak English well.
My friend sings badly.
The band is playing loudly.
I’m reading this book slowly.
The girls are speaking quietly.-
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