go well — to proceed smoothly or successfully; to be successful or satisfactory
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to proceed smoothly or successfully; to be successful or satisfactory
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡoʊ wɛl/
Example Sentences
- My cooking experiment went surprisingly well - nobody got food poisoning!
- The job interview went well, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
- His attempt to impress his date went well until he spilled pasta sauce on his white shirt.
go well
VERB[/ɡoʊ wɛl/]
to proceed smoothly or successfully; to be successful or satisfactory

💡 Concept
to proceed smoothly or successfully; to be successful or satisfactory

🎵 Rhyme
When presentations flow well, the results show well, and everything will go well!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɡoʊ wɛl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡəʊ wɛl/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
know wellshow wellflow well
know well
show well
flow well
🔗Collocations
go well with
things go well
go very well
meeting went well
everything goes well
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cooking experiment went surprisingly well - nobody got food poisoning!”
“The job interview went well, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.”
😄 Fun example
“His attempt to impress his date went well until he spilled pasta sauce on his white shirt.”
“The surgery went well and the patient is recovering nicely.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
succeedwork outturn out wellproceed smoothlybe successful
Antonyms
go badlyfailgo wrong
Related
go smoothlywork wellturn outproceedsucceed
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