do well

verb

act in one's own or everybody's best interest (Freq. 6)

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You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!

• Syn: ↑had best

• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s INFINITIVE

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do well

1. To be justified

2. To be wise or sensible to take a particular step

3. To prosper

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Main Entry: ↑do

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do well

1. To prosper

2. To be wise (to do something)

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Main Entry: ↑well

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do well

◇ If you would do well to do something, you should do it.

You would do well to avoid him right now. [=you should avoid him right now]

If you did well to do something, you were correct to do it.

You did well to avoid him when he was in a bad mood.

If you did well to escape, survive, etc., you were lucky to escape, survive, etc.

When the tornado hit, they did well to escape uninjured.

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Main Entry: ↑do

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do ˈwell idiom

to be successful

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Jack is doing very well at school.

Main entry: ↑well_idiom