'Well to do' definitions:
Definition of 'Well to do'
From: GCIDE
- Well \Well\, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[aum]l, Goth. wa['i]la; originally meaning, according to one's will or wish. See Will, v. t., and cf. Wealth.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or wickedly. [1913 Webster]
- If thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. --Gen. iv. 7. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly. [1913 Webster]
- Lot . . . beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere. --Gen. xiii. 10. [1913 Webster]
- WE are wellable to overcome it. --Num. xiii. 30. [1913 Webster]
- She looketh well to the ways of her household. --Prov. xxxi. 27. [1913 Webster]
- Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought The better fight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Fully or about; -- used with numbers. [Obs.] "Well a ten or twelve." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Well nine and twenty in a company. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 4. In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently. "It boded well to you." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Know In measure what the mind may well contain. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- All the world speaks well of you. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Considerably; not a little; far. [1913 Webster]
- Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age. --Gen. xviii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Well is sometimes used elliptically for it is well, as an expression of satisfaction with what has been said or done, and sometimes it expresses concession, or is merely expletive; as, well, the work is done; well, let us go; well, well, be it so. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Well, like above, ill, and so, is used before many participial adjectives in its usual adverbial senses, and subject to the same custom with regard to the use of the hyphen (see the Note under Ill, adv.); as, a well-affected supporter; he was well affected toward the project; a well-trained speaker; he was well trained in speaking; well-educated, or well educated; well-dressed, or well dressed; well-appearing; well-behaved; well-controlled; well-designed; well-directed; well-formed; well-meant; well-minded; well-ordered; well-performed; well-pleased; well-pleasing; well-seasoned; well-steered; well-tasted; well-told, etc. Such compound epithets usually have an obvious meaning, and since they may be formed at will, only a few of this class are given in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]
- As well. See under As.
- As well as, and also; together with; not less than; one as much as the other; as, a sickness long, as well as severe; London is the largest city in England, as well as the capital.
- Well enough, well or good in a moderate degree; so as to give satisfaction, or so as to require no alteration.
- Well off, in good condition; especially, in good condition as to property or any advantages; thriving; prosperous.
- Well to do, well off; prosperous; -- used also adjectively. "The class well to do in the world." --J. H. Newman.
- Well to live, in easy circumstances; well off; well to do. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Well to do'
From: GCIDE
- Do \Do\, v. i.
- 1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self. [1913 Webster]
- They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . . the law and commandment. -- 2 Kings xvii. 34. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did; how do you do to-day? [1913 Webster]
- 3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of use, AS. dugan. See Doughty.] To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do. [1913 Webster]
- You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that won't do; challenge the crown. -- Collier. [1913 Webster]
- To do by. See under By.
- To do for. (a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit. (b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their victim is stabbed and done for. --Thackeray.
- To do withal, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] "I could not do withal." --Shak.
- To do without, to get along without; to dispense with.
- To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have finished; to be quit; to desist.
- To have done with, to have completed; to be through with; to have no further concern with.
- Well to do, in easy circumstances. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Well to do'
- As well,
- As well as,
- Well,
- Well off,
- Welled,
- Welling,
- Wells,
- Wells, IN,
- be well,
- do well,
- do well by,
- very well,
- well out,
- well over,
- well up,
- welles,
- wellness,
- Artesian well,
- Big Wells,
- Cheyenne Wells,
- Driven well,
- Flowing Wells,
- Hot well,
- Indian Wells,
- Jim Wells,
- Mineral Wells,
- Pump well,
- To go well with,
- To hear well,
- To point well,
- To speak well for,
- To think well of,
- Well boring,
- Well bred,
- Well disposed,
- Well drain,
- Well enough,
- Well room,
- Well sinker,
- Well sinking,
- Well staircase,
- Well sweep,
- Well to live,
- Well water,
- Well-being,
- Welling, OK,
- Wells Branch,
- Wells County,
- Wells County, IN,
- Wells River,
- Wells, MN,
- Wells, ND,
- Wells, NV,
- Wells, TX,
- air well,
- augur well,
- bilge well,
- dragon well,
- drive well,
- fare well,
- gas well,
- get well,
- jacobs well,
- know well,
- oil well,
- orson welles,
- serve well,
- stripper well,
- tube well,
- wear well,
- well behaved,
- well done,
- well dressed,
- well fed,
- well fixed,
- well point,
- well thought out,
- well timed,
- well-off,
- well-to-do,
- wildcat well,
- wish well,
- work well,
- Big Wells, TX,
- Cheyenne Wells, CO,
- Flowing Wells, AZ,
- Indian Wells, CA,
- Jim Wells County,
- Jim Wells, TX,
- Mineral Wells, TX,
- Well-born,
- Well-bred,
- Well-draining,
- Well-favored,
- Well-informed,
- Well-intentioned,
- Well-known,
- Well-liking,
- Well-mannered,
- Well-meaner,
- Well-meaning,
- Well-natured,
- Well-nigh,
- Well-plighted,
- Well-read,
- Well-seen,
- Well-set,
- Well-sped,
- Well-spoken,
- Well-willer,
- Well-wish,
- Wells Branch, TX,
- Wells County, ND,
- Wells River, VT,
- george orson welles,
- george wells beadle,
- h. g. wells,
- herbert george wells,
- well-adjusted,
- well-advised,
- well-appointed,
- well-appointed well-found,
- well-balanced,
- well-behaved,
- well-bound,
- well-branched,
- well-built,
- well-chosen,
- well-conducted,
- well-connected,
- well-defined,
- well-disposed,
- well-done,
- well-dressed,
- well-educated,
- well-endowed,
- well-favoured,
- well-fed,
- well-fixed,
- well-formed,
- well-found,
- well-founded,
- well-groomed,
- well-grooved,
- well-grounded,
- well-heeled,
- well-kept,
- well-knit,
- well-lighted,
- well-liked,
- well-lined,
- well-made,
- well-marked,
- well-meant,
- well-mined,
- well-nourished,
- well-ordered,
- well-planned,
- well-preserved,
- well-proportioned,
- well-qualified,
- well-regulated,
- well-rounded,
- well-shaven,
- well-situated,
- well-thought-of,
- well-timed,
- well-tried,
- well-turned,
- well-versed,
- well-wisher,
- well-wishing,
- well-worn,
- Jim Wells County, TX,
- Ne'er-do-well,
- To play one's cards well,
- fare-thee-well,
- get-well card,
- leave well enough alone,
- let well enough alone,
- Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells,
- hail-fellow-well-met,
- socially connected well-connected,
- Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells, CA