very good or very well

Used in compliance or assent

very high frequency (radio)

A frequency between 30 and 300 megahertz (abbrev VHF)

very large scale integration see VLSI

very low frequency (radio)

A frequency between 3 and 30 kilohertz (abbrev VLF)

Very Reverend see under revere

well¹ /wel/

adjective (compar bettˈer; superl best; usu predicative)

1. In good condition
2. In good health
3. Fortunate
4. Advisable
5. Satisfactory
6. Comfortable

noun (Spenser)

Good health or fortune

adverb (compar bettˈer; superl best)

1. Rightly
2. Skilfully
3. Thoroughly
4. Intimately
5. Favourably, successfully
6. Abundantly
7. With some degree of luxury
8. With reason or propriety
9. Conveniently
10. To a considerable extent
11. Clearly
12. Easily
13. Very possibly
14. Used as an intensifier, esp as combining form (eg (Shakespeare) ‘a well-accomplish'd youth’ and (slang) ‘well safe’, ie absolutely reliable, ‘well pleased’, ie very pleased)
15. So be it (said in assent; archaic)

interjection

Expressing surprise, hesitation, resignation, etc, or introducing resumed narrative

wellˈness noun

well-acquaintˈed adjective

Having intimate personal knowledge, familiar (with with)

well-adjusˈted adjective

Emotionally and psychologically well-balanced

well-advisedˈ adjective

1. Prudent
2. In one's right mind (Shakespeare)

well-affecˈted adjective

1. Well or favourably disposed (with to or towards)
2. Loyal

well-aimedˈ adjective

well-appointˈed adjective

Well-equipped

well-appointˈedness noun

well-balˈanced adjective

1. Having the parts properly adjusted for smooth working
2. Sane and sensible

well-becomˈing adjective

1. Befitting, appropriate to
2. Proper or suitable

well-behavedˈ adjective

Behaving or acting in accordance with propriety or with requirements

wellˈbeing noun

Welfare

well-beloved /-luvdˈ or -luvˈid/ adjective

Very dear

well-beseemˈing adjective

Befitting

well-beseenˈ adjective (obsolete)

Showy in appearance

well-bornˈ adjective

Born of a good family, not of humble birth

well-breathed /-brēdhdˈ or -brethtˈ/ adjective

1. Having strong lungs
2. Exercised
3. Not out of breath

well-bredˈ adjective

1. Having polite manners and good breeding
2. Of good stock

well-builtˈ adjective

(of a building, a person, a garment, etc) of strong or well-proportioned make or form

well-choˈsen adjective

(now esp of words in a speech) carefully assembled, felicitously chosen

well-condiˈtioned adjective

In good condition

well-conductˈed adjective

1. Properly managed
2. Acting properly

well-connecˈted adjective

Having friends or relatives in positions of importance or in the upper social strata

well-covˈered adjective

Plump

well-definedˈ adjective

Clearly and precisely determined

well-derivedˈ adjective (Shakespeare)

Of good stock or antecedents

well-deservedˈ adjective

1. Properly merited or earned
2. Condign

well-desiredˈ adjective (Shakespeare)

Much sought after

well-develˈoped adjective

Having developed to an advanced, elaborate, good, desirable, etc state

well-directˈed adjective

Skilfully aimed

well-disposedˈ adjective

1. Well-placed or well arranged
2. Inclined to be friendly (with to or towards)
3. Favourable
4. Healthy (obsolete)

wellˈ-doer noun

1. Someone who lives honourably or does good
2. Someone who thrives and is prosperous (dialect)

wellˈ-doing noun and adjective

well-doneˈ adjective

(of food, esp meat) thoroughly cooked (see also well done below)

well-dressedˈ adjective

Wearing stylish clothes

well-earnedˈ adjective

Thoroughly deserved

well-edˈucated adjective

Having had a good education

well-endowedˈ adjective (informal, facetious)

1. (of a man) having a large penis
2. (of a woman) having large breasts

well-enˈtered adjective (Shakespeare)

Instructed, initiated

well-famedˈ adjective (Shakespeare)

Very famous

well-faˈvoured or (Scot) weel-faird /wēl-fārdˈ/, weel-faur'd, weel-far'd /-fördˈ/, weel-far'tˈ or weel-faurtˈ /-förtˈ/ adjective

Good-looking

well-fedˈ adjective

1. Plump
2. Given nutritious food

well-formedˈ adjective

1. Shapely, well-proportioned
2. Correct according to the established rules of grammar (linguistics)
3. Corresponding or complying to set rules in a logical system

well-foundˈ adjective

1. Adequately provided, fully equipped
2. Commendable (obsolete)

well-foundˈed adjective

1. Built on secure foundations
2. Based on solid evidence or sound reasoning

well-givˈen adjective (obsolete)

Well-disposed

well-gotˈten adjective

Obtained honestly

well-gracedˈ adjective (Shakespeare)

Popular

well-groomedˈ adjective

Neat and smart in appearance

well-groundˈed adjective

1. Thoroughly instructed in the fundamentals
2. Firmly founded

well-heeledˈ adjective

Prosperous, rich

well-hungˈ adjective

1. Hung skilfully
2. (of meat) hung long enough to mature
3. (of a man) having sizeable genitals (informal)

well-informedˈ adjective

1. Having sound and sufficient information on a particular subject
2. Full of varied information

well-intenˈtioned adjective

Having, or arising from, good intentions or purpose

well-judgedˈ adjective

Correctly calculated, judicious

well-judgˈing adjective

well-keptˈ adjective

Carefully looked after, kept in good condition or order

well-knitˈ adjective

1. (of a person) strongly built
2. Closely and firmly connected, compact

well-knownˈ adjective

1. Fully known
2. Celebrated
3. Notorious

well-liˈking adjective (archaic)

In good condition, plump (see also liking under like²)

noun (obsolete)

Approbation, fondness

well-linedˈ adjective

1. With a good lining
2. Full of money

well-lookˈing adjective

Good-looking

well-madeˈ adjective

1. Cleverly and competently made, produced, constructed, etc
2. (of a person or animal) strongly built
3. Well-proportioned

well-mannˈered adjective

Polite

well-markedˈ adjective

Obvious, decided

well-meanˈing adjective

Well-intentioned (though often unwise)

well-meantˈ adjective

Rightly or kindly intended (if often misguided)

well-mindˈed adjective

1. Favourably inclined
2. Well-disposed

wellˈ-nigh adverb

Nearly, almost

well-offˈ adjective

Moderately wealthy (see also well off below)

well-oiledˈ adjective

1. Drunk (facetious)
2. Smoothly mechanical from much practice

well-ordˈered adjective

1. Correctly governed
2. Properly arranged

well-paddˈed adjective (informal)

Plump

well-placedˈ adjective

1. In a good position (for some purpose)
2. In a position senior enough or intimate enough to gain information, etc

well-pleasˈing adjective (old)

Acceptable

well-plightˈed adjective

Folded, plaited or pleated well (see plight¹)

well-preservedˈ adjective

1. In good condition, not decayed
2. Looking youthful or younger than one's age

well-proporˈtioned adjective

Having correct or pleasing proportions

well-readˈ /-redˈ/ adjective

Having read widely, well-informed on literature

well-regˈulated adjective

Well-ordered

well-respectˈed adjective

1. Highly esteemed
2. Given due consideration (Shakespeare, 1 Henry IV IV.3.10)

well-roundˈed adjective

1. Suitably curved
2. Symmetrical
3. Well constructed and complete
4. Satisfactorily developed in all essentials

well-seenˈ adjective (archaic)

Experienced, skilful

well-setˈ adjective

1. Properly arranged, or well-placed
2. Properly put together
3. Firmly fixed
4. Strongly built

well-set-upˈ adjective (informal; of a person)

Well-built, shapely

well-spentˈ adjective

Spent usefully or profitably

well-spoˈken adjective

1. Ready, courteous, educated or refined in speech
2. Spoken well or fittingly

well-stackedˈ adjective (informal; of a woman)

Having large breasts (see also stack¹)

well-temˈpered adjective

1. Good-tempered
2. Having a good bodily or mental constitution (obsolete)
3. (of steel, mortar, etc) tempered satisfactorily
4. Tuned in equal temperament (music)

well-thewedˈ adjective (obsolete)

1. Well-mannered, of good disposition
2. Abounding in moral wisdom

well-thoughtˈ-of adjective

Esteemed

well-thought-outˈ adjective

Reasoned soundly and arranged with skill

well-thumbedˈ adjective

(of a book) showing marks of much handling or repeated use

well-timˈbered adjective

1. Strongly built of wood
2. Well-built
3. Abounding in growing timber

well-timedˈ adjective

1. Opportune, timely, judicious
2. Keeping regular time
3. Done at the right moment

well-to-doˈ or (Scot and Shakespeare) well-to-liveˈ adjective

Prosperous, well-off

well-travelled adjective

(of a person) having made many journeys; (of a route) much frequented

well-triedˈ adjective

Tried often before, with satisfactory results

well-troddˈen adjective

Frequently followed or walked along, much used or frequented

well-turnedˈ adjective

1. Accurately rounded
2. Shapely
3. Felicitously expressed

well-upholˈstered adjective (facetious; of a person)

Plump, fat

well-warrˈanted adjective

Thoroughly justified

wellˈ-willer noun

A well-wisher

wellˈ-wish noun (rare)

An expression of good wishes

wellˈ-wished adjective (Shakespeare)

Being the object of good wishes

wellˈ-wisher noun

Someone who is concerned for one's welfare

wellˈ-wishing adjective and noun

well woman noun

A woman attending, and pronounced fit at, a well-woman clinic, set up to check women for gynaecological disorders and advise them on health matters

well-wonˈ adjective

Gained honestly or by hard endeavour

well-worked-outˈ adjective

Thoroughly or logically planned or developed

well-wornˈ adjective

1. Much worn
2. Trite
3. Becomingly worn (rare)

all very well

An ironic phrase used to introduce an objection to what has gone before

as well

1. In addition
2. Also
3. Equally satisfactorily

as well as

1. In addition to
2. No less than

be as well (or just as well) to

To be sensible to (do something)

do well

1. To prosper
2. To be wise (to do something)

just as well

Fortunate, lucky

leave (or let) well alone

Not to interfere in a situation that can be tolerated as it is

mean well

To have good intentions

very well

A phrase signifying assent, sometimes ironic

well and good

A phrase signifying acceptance of facts or a situation

well and truly

Completely, thoroughly

well away

1. Progressing rapidly
2. Far away
3. Drunk (slang)

well done

An expression of praise to someone who has accomplished something

well enough

In a moderate but sufficient degree

well in (informal)

1. On good or friendly terms (with with)
2. Prosperous (Aust)

well met see under meet¹

well now or well then

Phrases used to preface questions, conclusions, comments, or requests for such, or other remarks

well off

1. In satisfactory circumstances
2. Moderately wealthy

well out of (informal)

Fortunate to be free of (something)

well up in (informal)

Well versed in, well-acquainted with, knowledgeable on the subject of

well, well

An expression of surprise

wish someone well

1. To wish someone success or good fortune
2. To bear someone no ill will