BE WELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does be well mean? 

• BE WELL (verb)
  The verb BE WELL has 1 sense:

1. be healthy; feel good

  Familiarity information: BE WELL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BE WELL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be healthy; feel good

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

She has not been well lately

Hypernyms (to "be well" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Antonym:

suffer (feel pain or be in pain)

 Context examples 

I have my plans laid, and all will be well.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was his belief that if he were given time in which to realize them, all would be well and every creditor paid in full.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If I could only bring you down all would be well.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As long as she did this, all would be well.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Hans stood looking on for a while, and at last said, You must be well off, master grinder! you seem so happy at your work.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

So be of good cheer, my friends, for all will yet be well.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

It appears the event will be a distance from your base, and you will need to travel there—it will be well worth the effort.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

All would be well. I would make it well.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Godalming thinks that it will be well to have horses always in readiness, for when we get the information which we seek there will be no time to lose.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Would it not be well even now, Edward, to send horsemen to hale him back?

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)