money that the government pays to people who need it There are many familes on welfare .
we'll / wii /
short for we will
well 1© / wel / adverb ( bet - te , >est )
1 in a good or right way You speak English very well. These shoes are really well made.
—ANTONYM badly
2 completely or very much I don't know Cathy very well.
You'll need to shake the bottle well before you open it. as well
also
"I'm going out." "Can I come as well?" —SYNONYM too
as well as
and also
She has an apartment in Florida as well as a house in
Maine.
do well
to be successful
He did well on his exams.
may or might as well
words that you use to say that you will do something, often because there is nothing else to do If you've finished your work, you may as well go home. well done!
words that you say to someone who has done something good
"I got the job!" "Well done!"
well 2 Ф / wel / adjective ( bet ter , best)
healthy
"How are you?" "I'm very well, thanks." —ANTONYM sick
well зФ / wel/ exclamation
a word that you often say when you are starting to speak "Do you like it?" "Well, I'm not really sure."
a word that you use to show surprise Well, that's strange!
a word that you use when you are waiting for someone to say something
Well? Are you going to tell me what happened?
( also oh well ) a word that you use when you know there is nothing you can do to change a situation
Well, we made a mistake and there's nothing we can do about it now.
well4 / wel / noun [ count ]
a deep hole for getting water or oil from under the ground an oil well
well-be • haved / | wel bi heivd / adjective
behaving in a way that most people think is good Their children are very well-behaved.
well-be • ing / |wel ' biig / noun [ noncount ]
a feeling of being healthy and happy
well-done / | wel dAn / adjective
Meat that is well-done has been cooked for a long time. — Look at rare ( 2 ).
well-dressed / | wel drest / adjective
wearing attractive or expensive clothes a well-dressed young man
well-known / |wel ' noun / adjective
famous
She's very well known in this part of the country. a well-known writer
—ANTONYM unknown well off / |wel ' of / adjective
rich
They must be very well off — their house is huge. —SYNONYM rich , wealthy went
form of go 1
wept
form of weep
we're / wir /
short for we are
were / wsr /
form of be
weren't / wsrnt /
short for were not
were • wolf / werwulf / noun [ count ] ( plural were . wolves / ' werwulvz / ) (in stories) a person who sometimes changes into a wild animal like a big dog (called a wolf ), especially at the time of the full moon
west Ф / west / noun [ singular ] ( abbreviation W. ) (GEOGRAPHY)
the direction you look in to see the sun go down Which way is west?
They live in the west of Montana.
— Look at the picture at compass .
the west or the West the part of any country, city, etc. that is further to the west than the other parts
the history of the American West
the West the countries of North America and western Europe
west adjective, adverb
A west wind is blowing.
The town is five miles west of here.
west .ern 1 © / 'westorn/ adjective
(GEOGRAPHY)
in or of the west of a place
Western parts of the country will be very cold.
Western from or connected with the western part of the world, especially Europe and North America
west • ern 2 / ' westsrn / noun [ count ]
