well

Naija

Alternative forms

• well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72

Etymology

Borrowed from English well

Pronunciation

• wɛl

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 318
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 58
• Frequency in raw corpus: 6195
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 69

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Adjective

well: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:5)

   E fit make your husband well.’  — (jw__26733, __no translation__)

   Your faith don make you well.”— Luke 17:17-19 .  — (jw__21088, __no translation__)

2. aux-nsubj (frequency:5)

   Make im bodi well.  — (IBA_21_Obodo-Barracks_MG__34, May he remain in good health.)

   Jesus make all of dem well.  — (jw__2500, __no translation__)

3. advmod-nsubj (frequency:5)

   You no well.  — (IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__103, You are not okay.)

   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 that our mother was sick.)

4. advmod-mark (frequency:3)

   For many years, dem take care of Rose papa wey no well;  — (jw__11670, __no translation__)

   The work wey one woman, wey im name na Toñi dey do na to take care of old people and people wey no well.  — (jw__36591, __no translation__)

5. advmod-mark-nsubj (frequency:2)

   I hear sey e no well.  — (NST_cleaned__31462, __no translation__)

   Di gumbody country dem go try make sure say notin go prevent any pikin of di right to get dat kind correct treatment when e no well.  — (gumbody__95, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72

Antonyms

• well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72

Translations

• English: no definition

Adverb

well: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:4080)

   well.  — (deuber__5009, __no translation__)

   Do well.  — (JOS_28_Exams_DG__13, Do it well.)

2. advmod (frequency:147)

   E try very well.  — (LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__135, He tried very well.)

   You say you no well!  — (ABJ_INF_09b_Old-Time-School_M__111, You said you're not well !)

3. dep (frequency:77)

   Sey because of sey I know wetin I dey do well, well.  — (NST_cleaned__6642, __no translation__)

   Well as dis rain fall now, all of dem dey inside rain.  — (PRT_10_Market_DG__45, Well, as this rain falls now, all of them are in the rain.)

4. advcl (frequency:14)

   De teach french well?  — (JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__19, They teach French well ?)

   Inside am e sorry well well.  — (katakata__502, __no translation__)

5. case (frequency:10)

   You self go see sey you need time to well.  — (jw__47829, __no translation__)

   E even preach for people wey e meet near river and people wey dey fetch water for well.  — (jw__39198, __no translation__)

6. det (frequency:9)

   Guy, so I don't know if tings e go work out dat well.  — (NST_cleaned__3450, __no translation__)

   So Rebekah come run go the well go fetch water many many times.  — (jw__9292, __no translation__)

7. conj (frequency:7)

   Make you sabi us well well and wetin we believe.  — (jw__38981, __no translation__)

   Reuters Unai Emery say im team play well or second half  — (bbc__85504, __no translation__)

8. nsubj (frequency:6)

   Money matter well.  — (NST_cleaned__14315, __no translation__)

   Sportsman Luck epp Kompany well well  — (bbc__92134, __no translation__)

9. obl:mod (frequency:5)

   Guy, so I don't know if tings e go work out dat well.  — (JOS_39_Driver-Lady_M__23, Guy, so, I don't know if things it will work out very well.)

   This one make dem know me as person wey sabi wayo well well.  — (jw__28027, __no translation__)

10. cc (frequency:4)

    E end for right she dey life and she well.  — (katakata__183, __no translation__)

    How we go fit use am, and how we use am well, na im be di problem.  — (JOS_18_Xtian-Preach_M__22, How we will use it. And how we use it well is the problem.)

11. case-det (frequency:3)

    E no tey, na im Rebekah come fetch water for the well.  — (jw__9289, __no translation__)

    And ehm in di well, e dey gargarntuan in fact oyibo na, oyibo na akpotu m, o na akpo m si m bia.  — (NST_cleaned__19046, __no translation__)

12. aux-mark (frequency:3)

    Even if you s~, go listen to advise from outsider, you go still know di one wey go fit you well,  — (LAG_15_Prayer_M__17, Even if you s... will listen to advise from outsider, you will still know the one that fits you well.)

    So, Jesus come tell the leper wey don well sey: “Make sure sey you no tell anybody, but go, make the priest see you, and make you give the gift wey Moses command.”— Matthew 8:4 .  — (jw__31328, __no translation__)

13. obj (frequency:2)

    Ps 90:10, 12 —How we go fit ‘count our days well, so that we fit get sense’?  — (jw__30501, __no translation__)

    Shine your eyes well becos fake lipstick packaging dey-dey very different and dia colour dey different too.  — (bbc__89421, __no translation__)

14. mark (frequency:2)

    But the place where people no really dey, na for those village wey far well well for inside.  — (jw__3494, __no translation__)

    But if you no do dat one, you dey siddown meh anoder man give you, time go come wey you by yourself go know sey you no do yourself well.  — (KAD_31_Girls-Education_M__29, But, if you do not do that one, you sit down expecting another man to give you, the time will come that you particularly will realise that you don't do yourself well.)

15. obl:arg (frequency:2)

    ONE brother wey im name na Allen, * pack go one new area wey far well well from im former place.  — (jw__27626, __no translation__)

    And eh we, di wife of we Presido, Aisha Buhari, e don talk sey Presido Bubu, e dey well for di where dem for dey treat am.  — (WAZA_04_Press-Review_DG__71, And eh, our... the wife of our President, Aisha Buhair, she has said that President Buhari, he is getting well where they are treating him.)

Synonyms

• well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72

Antonyms

• well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

well: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. advmod-mark-nsubj (frequency:2)

   Unless if de no well, unless maybe deir body no…  — (NST_cleaned__10486, __no translation__)

   You fit send food wey you prepare for house wen your friend no well, or help carry am go hospital - dis little tins fit show di kain great friend wey you be.  — (bbc__101752, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72

Antonyms

• well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72

Translations

• English: no definition