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does well

does well is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do well.

Meaning of do well

Verb

do well (third-person singular simple present does well, present participle doing well, simple past did well, past participle done well)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, well.
    • He tries hard to tell a good joke but, alas, he does not do it well.
  2. (with infinitive) To take the prudent approach; to be advised.
    • He would do well to listen more carefully to his wife.
  3. To benefit, to favour.
    • The company did well by his family after he died.
  4. To succeed; to flourish.
    • Prosimians make good use of shelves, ropes, or swings and do well with natural substrates—such as vines, bamboo, and branches—to climb on or jump among.1998, National Research Council, Commission on Life Sciences, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates, →ISBN, page 58

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What is does well the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does well is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do well.

Words near does well in the dictionary

  1. does time
  2. does tricks on it
  3. does unto others
  4. does up
  5. does violence to
  6. does well
  7. does well by doing good
  8. does well for oneself
  9. does with mirrors
  10. does without
  11. does wonders

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