well

Naija

Etymology

From: English well

Pronunciation

• wɛ̂

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Noun

• Hole wey dem dig for ground make dey fit get water.

• Dem suppose dig di well make e deep if dem want water wey clean well well.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, They ought to dig deep if they want clean water from the well.)
• So Rebekah come run go the well go fetch water many many times.  — (jw__9292. Rebekah ran to the well and fetched water many times.)

Translation

• English: water well

Adjective

1. Sey person body dey alright, noting do am.

   • Your faith don make you well.  — (jw__21088. Your faith has made you whole again.)
   • You no well.  — (IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__103, You are not fine.)
   • De con call us for village say our moder no well.  — (ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__78, They called us from the village saying our mother was sick.)

2. Sey someting pass beta place for person body or mind.

   • Di pounded yam and vegetable soup go down well .  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, The pounded yam and vegetable soup was very sumptuous.)
   • When I hear sey she born, di news sweet me for body well.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, The news of her safe delivery was uplifting.)

Translation

• English: healthy, fine

Adverb

• When person or someting dey do normal or make sense.

• Tell James make he do well o.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Tell James to be of good behavior.)
• Guy, I don't know if tings go work out dat well.  — (NST_cleaned__3450. I am not too sure things will work out as planned.)
• You say tings no go well again after dem sack you?  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. You said things turned upside down for you after the sack?)

• Someting or person wey dey okay.

• Dey teach french well?  — (JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__19, They teach French well?)
• E try very well.  — (LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__135, He tried very well.)

Related form

• well well, wella

Synonyms

• okay, well well

Translations

• English: well, approvingly