WELL-MEANT

Meaning of WELL-MEANT in English

ˌwell-ˈmeant BrE AmE adjective

something you say or do that is well-meant is intended to be helpful, but does not have the result you intended:

His comments were well-meant but a little tactless.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

WELL-MEANT — bonintentionat
English interlingue dictionary
WELL-MEANT — adjective Date: 15th century well-meaning 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WELL-MEANT — adj. through good intentions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WELL-MEANT — adjective Date: 15th century : well-meaning 2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WELL-MEANT — Pronunciation: - ' ment Function: adjective Date: 15th century : WELL-MEANING 2
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WELL-MEANT — [well-meant] adj (15c): well-meaning 2.
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WELL-MEANT — well-meant BrE AmE ˌwel ˈment ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WELL MEANT — adjective done, said, etc. in order to be helpful but often not succeeding : well-meant comments His offer was well …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL MEANT — see well-meant
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL-MEANT — also well meant A well-meant decision, action, or comment is intended to be helpful or kind but is unsuccessful or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL MEANT — see well-meant
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WELL-MEANT — also well meant A ~ decision, action, or comment is intended to be helpful or kind but is unsuccessful or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WELL-MEANT — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ well-meant advice EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At the time each of these initiatives seemed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL-MEANT — a. Friendly, kind, rightly intended.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WELL-MEANT — = well-intentioned сделанный или сказанный из лучших побуждений
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WELL-MEANT — a сделанный или сказанный из лучших побуждений
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WELL-MEANT — благонамеренный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WELL-MEANT — - well-intentioned
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WELL MEANT — (r) сделанный из лучших побуждений
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WELL-MEANT — a сделанный или сказанный из лучших побуждений
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WELL-MEANT — a сделанный или сказанный из лучших побуждений
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WELL-MEANT — = well-intentioned
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WELL-MEANT — - well-intentioned
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WELL-MEANT — = well-intentioned
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WELL-MEANT — = well-intentioned
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WELL-MEANT — исполненный благих намерений; действующий из самых лучших побуждений
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WELL-MEANT — [adj.] сделанный (или) сказанный из самых лучших побуждений
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
WELL-MEANT — a сделанный или сказанный из самых лучших побуждений
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
WELL-MEANT — = well-intentioned сделанный или сказанный из лучших побуждений
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEANT — tigpaila
English-Visayan vocabulary
WELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEANT — past of mean
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEANT — () imp. & p. p. of Mean.
Английский словарь Webster
MEANT — (imp. & p. p.) of Mean
Английский словарь Webster
MEANT — imp. & p. p. of Mean.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEANT — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Mean
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL — well 1 /wel/ , adv., adj., compar. better , superl. best , interj., n. adv. 1. in a good or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEANT — /ment/ , v. pt. and pp. of mean 1 .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL — I. ˈwel noun Etymology: Middle English welle, from Old English; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEANT — imp. & ·p.p. of mean. 2. meant ·impf & ·p.p. of mean.
Webster English vocab
MEANT — past and past participle of mean 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
MEANT — meant BrE AmE ment (!)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WELL
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEANT — pt, pp of mean
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL — I. well 1 S1 W1 /wel/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEANT — meant /ment/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ mean
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WELL — adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEANT — past and past part. of MEAN(1).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WELL — adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEANT — past and past part. of MEAN(1).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WELL — 1. adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1. in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the …
Oxford English vocab
MEANT — past and past part. of MEAN(1).
Oxford English vocab
WELL — I. DISCOURSE USES /wel/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Well' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEANT — 1. Meant is the past tense and past participle of mean . 2. You use meant to to say that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEANT — 1. Meant is the past tense and past participle of mean . 2. You use ~ to to say that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEANT — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES meant no disrespect ▪ It was said on the spur of the moment and I meant …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEANT — Synonyms and related words : advised, aimed, aimed at, assumed, calculated, conscious, considered, contemplated, deliberate, deliberated, designed, envisaged, envisioned, hinted, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELL — n. as well as well as ne'er do well well behaved well being well bred well conditioned well developed well …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MEANT — • ↑ be meant to be • ↑ to be meant/supposed to do sth
Longman Activator English vocab
WELL — n. 25B6; adverb please behave well : SATISFACTORILY, nicely, correctly, properly, fittingly, suitably, appropriately. they get on well together : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEANT — adj. (cannot stand atone) destined 1) ~ for (they were ~ for each other) intended 2) ~ to + inf. …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WELL — adv. 1 satisfactorily, sufficiently, adequately, agreeably, nicely, (well) enough, Colloq OK or okay Alan is doing well these days 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WELL — I adjective BAD : Everything was well until somebody came and sat in the seat next to mine. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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