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,well e stablished adj. having a respected position, because of being successful, etc. over a long period nmmiktf}: a well- established firm A A IS II fill®#" 0 He is now well estab­lished in his career. flfe3$AfiiHE¥ik±lij'±7iSo .well 'fed adj. having plenty of good food to eat regu­larly (£ # 0 fill •; 'Mff Ok (Hi: well-fed family pets % IE flESIfllfilJ^JiA^O The animals all looked well fed and cared for.

.well 'formed adj. (of sentences # 7) written or spoken correctly according to the rules of grammar #

.well 'founded (also less frequent .well ‘grounded) adj. having good reasons or evidence to cause or support it JS®AM6U; 7#}§fiU; 7#7MfiU: well-founded suspicions #17j)gfi!l$f\i$ 0 His fear turned out to be well founded.    EH2 ill-founded

.well 'groomed adj. (of a person A) looking clean, neat and carefully dressed Hin JI7t4i#j£fi!j .well 'grounded adj. 1 ~ in sth having a good training in a subject or skill ;       2 — well

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.well 'heeled adj. (informal) having a lot of money 7*^5

fill;     fill HE1 RICH, WEALTHY

.well 'hung adj. 1 (of meat ®) having been left for several days before being cooked in order to improve the flavour M Jjt Jxl 7 fill 2 (of a man J§ 7) (informal) having a large penis AH^fiA 7HMA KHfil)

.well in'formed adj. having or showing knowledge or information about many subjects or about one particular subject 7^7777 M 71A it fi7 7 ift ® tf fill: a well-informed decision ff PiL tR fill <7 S EHQ ill- informed

wel-ling-ton /'weliqtan/ (also .Wellington boot, informal welly) (all BrE) (NAmE .rubber ’boot) noun one of a pair of long rubber boots, usually reaching almost up to the knee, that you wear to stop your feet getting wet $M®&Iffc; AUKfft: a pair of wellingtons —— picture o shoe .well in'tentioned adj. intending to be helpful or useful but not always succeeding very well 7 7 #7A fill; 07'0EfilJ; #EfiU HSU WELL MEANING .well 'kept adj. 1 kept neat and in good condition S 7 fill;    # $ If fi^J; S-l>M$4fil): well-kept gardens

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.well known (Hi adj.

1                   known about by a lot of people J*.170 fill; Ir 7 fill; {±J ^ fill Haa famous : a well-known actor

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.well 'mannered adj. (formal) having good manners fj

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.well 'matched adj. able to live together, play or fight each other, etc. because they are similar in character, ability, etc. E S£ fill ; j# E fit) ; 7 *0 ± 7 #1 : a well-matched couple X 7 fill —1*1 0 The two teams were well matched.

.well 'meaning adj: intending to do what is right and helpful but often not succeeding £b 707'fil), 04>0E

fill, #]SfilJ (       ) SEES WELL INTENTIONED:

a well-meaning attempt to be helpful ^i^^CfilJltE^Sfj <> He’s very well meaning, 7'

.well 'meant adj. done, said, etc. in order to be helpful but often not succeeding 7 E & 0 fill, tb 7 0 4> fiA # EfilJ (       ) : well-meant comments #EfilJ#t

if o His offer was well meant, fifefill^i$(Jltb 707' <, wellness /‘welnas/ noun [U] (especially NAmE) the state of being healthy $10

well-'nigh adv. (formal) almost J17; H7^‘; pTtS: Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.

.well 'off adj. 1 (comparative better 'off) having a lot of money UfTfill; Hl&filJ FCCT! rich a well-off family H 0 They are much better off than us. ftfeii J ttACIII o note at rich 2 (comparative better 'off, super­lative best 'off) in a good situation ii; {ft g.0fill: I’ve got my own room so I’m well off. £} 5fillip|h] , fjf IAH17 if 0 o Some people don’t know when they’re well off. SA77IM 77$fl;fSo F^l badly off be well 'off for sth (BrE) to have enough of sth (  ) AlfA

We’re well off for jobs around here (= there are many available).

.well 'oiled adj. operating smoothly and well

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.well 'paid adj. earning or providing a lot of money jtHtl (   ) 7 IP fill: well-paid managers   0

The job is very well paid. jAXCbf&XilAfliiiio .well pre'served adj. not showing many signs of age;

kept in good condition 7&7filJ; ###0filJ .well ‘read adj. having read many books and therefore having gained a lot of knowledge 7 fill; W7 fill .well 'rounded adj. 1 having a variety of experiences and abilities and a fully developed personality 7 7 fill; il 7 fill; 7: Si % M fill: well-rounded individuals % A 2 providing or showing a variety of experi­ence, ability, etc. 7® fill; ® ffi fH 5(1 fill: a well-rounded education M 7 Wt W 3 (of a person’s body A 7) pleas­antly round in shape XitfilJ

.well 'run adj. managed smoothly and well Sft H.0 fill; i7^#0fi7 a well-run hoteli&W&ft-mm .well 'spoken adj. having a way of speaking that is considered correct or elegant WitHWfilJ; i&P±ASfi!j well-spring /'welsprirj/ noun (literary) a supply or source of a particular quality, especially one that never ends ( 7X7tt^fiD ) M, AW,

.well 'thought of adj. respected, admired and liked ^fSllrfilJ; *7A#:MfilJ; ^H^fiH: Their family has always been well thought of around here. ifaiUMtE&—

.well thought 'out adj. carefully planned

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.well 'thumbed adj. a well-thumbed book has been

read many times f 7 )         IB 7 fill, IS l)3iilf!^ ill fill

.well ‘timed adj. done or happening at the right time or at an appropriate time jg ® fill; 7 7 7 fi^J timely : a well-timed intervention R ® fill ft A o Your remarks were certainly well timed. ® filliSift#6177/1 ® jg0        PU3 ILL-TIMED

.well-to-'do adj. having a lot of money 7"^ fill; It fill; H fill BCE1 rich, wealthy : a well-to-do family m WMM 0 They’re very well-to-do.

.well 'travelled (BrE) (NAmE .well 'traveled) adj. 1 (of a person A) having travelled to many different places AM#£±&Afi!) 2 (of a route $*%) used by a lot of people   fill; Ai/tM Afill

.well 'tried adj. used many times before and known to be successful M ut 7 M fill; M M vE. ff A 7 ^ fill: a well-tried method J^i^7HfilJA^

.well 'trodden adj. (formal) (of a road or path @) much used #WAXfill

.well 'turned adj. (formal) expressed in an elegant way ^#ft?lfilJ: a well-turned phrase ASfill WS$

, well ' used adj. used a lot {£            # ^ fill; MM 10 fi*J :

a well-used path # A#^fil)70 'well-wisher noun a person who wants to show that they support sb and want them to be happy, successful, etc. ( I)

.well 'worn adj. 1 worn or used a lot or for a long time MfiU; S& 7 IS fill; ® ffl # A fill: a well-worn jacket ##^ IB 7 fill A A O Most British visitors beat a well- worn path to the same tourist areas of the US. Al£!&7

2 (of

a phrase, story, etc. feifK A##) heard so often that it