do well

Definitions

1. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   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.
   • I did well on the first part of the exam, but totally messed up on the essay question.
   • A File Server does one thing and does it well: It manages data on networks.
2. 2

   To take the prudent approach

   To take the prudent approach; to be advised.

   • He would do well to listen more carefully to his wife.
   • However, such a mother does well to tell the children when they get older.
3. 3

   To benefit, to favour.

   • The company did well by his family after he died.
   • My next concern was, where I should lodge him ; and that I might do well by him, and yet be perfectly easy myself, I erected a tent for him in the vacant place between my two fortifications...
   • If she lived after him he would do well by her at his death.
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   1. 4

      To succeed

      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.
      • Cabbage, lettuce, and other leafy vegetables will do well.
      • Before long Vita found a job with a very good corporation whose employees were mostly female office staff and therefore there was ample opportunity for a woman to do well.

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