to be well up on sth
1well-off — adj comparative better off superlative best off 1.) having a lot of money, or enough money to have a good standard of living ≠ ↑badly off ▪ children from well off families ▪ Many pensioners are less well off (=have less money) than they used to… …
2well-grounded — adj 1.) well grounded in sth fully trained in an activity or skill ▪ The soldiers were well grounded in survival skills. 2.) ↑well founded ▪ My fears were well grounded …
3well — 1 /wel/ adverb comparative better superlative best 1 SATISFACTORILY in a successful or satisfactory way: Did you sleep well? | James reads well for his age. | fairly/moderately/pretty well (=quite well) | go well (=happen in the way you planned… …
4well — well1 W1S1 [wel] adv comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(satisfactorily)¦ 2¦(thoroughly)¦ 3¦(a lot)¦ 4 do well 5 as well 6 as well as something/somebody 7 may/might/could well …
5well disposed — ˌwell disˈposed [well disposed] adjective well disposed (towards/to sb/sth) having friendly feelings towards sb or a positive attitude towards sth • It s a country that is well disposed to the West. Opp: ↑ …
6well-advised — well ad vised adj you would be well advised to do sth used when you are strongly advising someone to do something that will help them avoid trouble ▪ You would be well advised to accept his offer …
7well*/*/*/ — [wel] (comparative better [ˈbetə] ; superlative best [best] ) adv I 1) skilfully, or effectively She speaks Japanese really well.[/ex] 2) in a satisfactory way The boys were not behaving very well.[/ex] 3) completely, or thoroughly Shake the can… …
8well advised — ▶ adjective WISE, prudent, sensible. * * * ˌwell adˈvised [well advised] adjective not before noun well advised (to do sth) acting in the most sensible way • You would be …
9well-advised — adjective you would be well advised to do sth used when you are strongly advising someone to do something that will help them avoid trouble: You would be well advised to accept this settlement rather than go to court …
10as well (as somebody) — as well (as sb/sth) idiom in addition to sb/sth; too • Are they coming as well? • They sell books as well as newspapers. • She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer …
