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Definition of mean well - Reverso English Dictionary

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good intentionswant to be kind or helpful to others

She may make mistakes, but she does mean well.
He might anger you, but he does mean well.
They mean well when offering advice, despite being misinformed.

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Expressions with mean

mean streakn.

tendency to be unkind or cruel

She has a mean streak that surprises people.

mean businessv.

be serious about achieving a goal

When she started studying, she really meant business.

mean streetsn.

dangerous or tough urban areas

He grew up on the mean streets of the city.

golden meann.

middle position between two extremes or excesses

She always seeks the golden mean in her decisions.

mean a lot tov.

have great emotional importance for someone

Her friendship means a lot to me.

mean to sayv.

seek clarification about someone's words

What do you mean to say with that comment?

Expressions with well

well doneintj.

expresses approval for someone's achievement or effort

Well done on passing your exams!

pretty welladv.

to a moderately high degree

She managed to complete the task pretty well despite the distractions.

gels wellv.

come together smoothly and work well with others

They really gels well as a team during the project.

mesh wellv.

work well together

The team members mesh well on projects.

didn't go wellexp.

fail to achieve success or desired result in an event

The meeting didn't go well because no decisions were made.

just as welladv.

literally in the same good way

He can sing just as well as she can.

money well spentadj.

used to describe money that brings good value

The new laptop was money well spent.

well worth itadj.

very valuable or beneficial, deserving the effort or cost

The long hike was well worth it for the view.

work out wellv.

end successfully or as planned

The project will work out well if we follow the schedule.

come off wellv.

end a situation with a good result or good impression

Despite the tough questions, the candidate came off well in the interview.

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French:vouloir bien faire, ...
German:es gut meinen, ...
Italian:avere buone intenzioni, ...
Spanish:tener buenas intenciones, ...
Portuguese:ter boas intenções, ...
Chinese:出于好意, ...
Japanese:善意を持つ, ...
Arabic:قَصَدَ الخَيْر, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְכַּוֵּן לְטוֹבָה, ...
Russian:испытывать добрые намерения, ...
Ukrainian:мати добрі наміри, ...
Hindi:अच्छे इरादे रखना, ...
Bengali:ভাল উদ্দেশ্য নিয়ে কাজ করা, ...
Catalan:tenir bones intencions, ...
Danish:mene det godt, ...
Dutch:het goed bedoelen, ...
Greek:έχω καλές προθέσεις, ...
Korean:선의로 행동하다, ...
Persian:نیت خوب داشتن, ...
Polish:mieć dobre intencje, ...
Portuguese (BR):ter boas intenções, ...
Romanian:a avea intenții bune, ...
Swedish:mena väl, ...
Thai:มีเจตนาดี, ...
Turkish:iyi niyetli olmak, ...
Vietnamese:có ý tốt, ...

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