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vel homograph 3

adverbadverb

probably, I suppose (unstressed particle) · well · a good, rather too (before a quantity)

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt vel; trolig beslektet med viljewill · willingness · determination Old Norse vel; probably related to viljewill · willingness · determination

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. god, bra good, well
    • gjøre vel mot noen to do good to someone
    • ville andre vel to wish others well
    • føle seg vel to feel comfortable
    • komme vel med to come in handy
    • alt vel? all well?
  2. nøye (I, 2)closely, grundigthorough · thoroughly closelynøye (I, 2), thoroughlygrundig
    • tenke seg vel om to think it over carefully
    • se vel etter to look closely
  3. fullt ut;
    rikelig (1)amply, ettertrykkeligemphatic, forceful, firm, god (12)perfectly well     fully, completely;
    amplyrikelig (1), emphaticallyettertrykkelig, perfectly wellgod (12)
    • vente både vel og lenge to wait long and hard
    • du vet meget vel at jeg ikke kan kommentere saken you know perfectly well that I can't comment on the matter
    • lønnen var vel fortjent the pay was well deserved
    • museet er vel verdt en tur the museum is well worth a visit
  4. i overkant (av);
    for (V, 16)too, altfor (1)far too, drøy (4)a good     rather too much; a bit over;
    toofor (V, 16), far tooaltfor (1), a gooddrøy (4)
    • det ble vel mye baksnakking, syns jeg that was rather too much gossip, I think
    • talen var litt vel lang the speech was a little too long
    • det er vel hundre deltakere påmeldt there are a good hundred participants signed up
    • det skjedde for vel et år siden it happened a good year ago
  5. rett nok;
    riktignok     true enough;
    admittedly
    • vel er det vanskelig, men ikke umulig it's true it's difficult, but not impossible
    • vel har jeg gjort tabber før, men denne gangen går det nok bedre true, I've made mistakes before, but this time it'll probably go better
  6. brukt for å uttrykke konstatering eller oppsummering used to state or sum something up
    • vel, så sier vi det slik well, let's put it that way then
    • vel, har du mer å si? well, do you have more to say?
    • vel vel, da snakkes vi i morgen well well, we'll talk tomorrow then
  7. brukt for å uttrykke noe som synes opplagt: da (III, 5)after all used to express something that seems obvious: after allda (III, 5)
    • hva er det dere har som de andre mangler? Entusiasme, vel! what do you have that the others lack? Enthusiasm, of course!
    • hva er vel bedre enn at … what could be better than …
    • det ser du vel! surely you can see that!
  8. brukt for å uttrykke noe sannsynlig: nok (I)enough · probably, I suppose, troliglikely · probably, venteligto be expected, expected · probably, presumably, likely used to express something probable: I supposenok (I), probablytrolig, presumablyventelig
    • de greier det vel they'll probably manage it
    • slikt kan vel skje that sort of thing can happen, I suppose
    • det blir vel til at vi reiser I expect we'll end up going
  9. brukt for å uttrykke at noe ønskes bekreftet eller klarlagt used to express a wish for confirmation or clarification
    • du kommer vel i kveld? you're coming tonight, aren't you?
    • du er vel ikke syk? you're not ill, are you?
  10. brukt i utrop for å rose eller ønske noen lykke used in exclamations to praise or wish someone well
    • vel hjem da! get home safe!
    • lev vel! farewell!

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

godt og vel litt over a little over
  • et underskudd på godt og vel 13 millioner a deficit of a little over 13 million
så vel som like fullt som;
i tillegg til just as much as;
in addition to Eng. phraseas well as
  • kunnskapen er nyttig i jobben så vel som i dagliglivet the knowledge is useful at work as well as in everyday life
  • kurset er nyttig for erfarne så vel som nybegynnere the course is useful for experienced people as well as beginners
vel bekomme
  1. høflighetsfrase, særlig brukt som svar på ‘takk for maten’ a polite phrase, especially used in reply to takk for maten 'thanks for the meal' Eng. phraseyou're welcome
  2. brukt som sarkastisk kommentar used as a sarcastic remark Eng. phrasebe my guest!
    • hvis du vil bruke alle pengene dine på glitter og stas, så vel bekomme! if you want to spend all your money on glitz and glamour, then good luck to you!
vel blåst godt gjennomført;
bra utført well carried out;
well executed Eng. phrasewell done!
  • en vel blåst valgkamp a well-run election campaign
  • vel blåst, alle sammen! well done, everyone!
vel møtt! brukt som velkomsthilsen used as a welcome greeting Eng. phrasewelcome!
  • vel møtt til oss! welcome (to our place)!
vel så i samme grad;
like (III, 1)just as much to the same degree;
just as muchlike (III, 1) Eng. phraseevery bit as
  • hun er vel så smart som søsteren sin she is every bit as clever as her sister
  • i denne jobben er erfaring vel så viktig som utdanning in this job, experience is every bit as important as education
vel så det enda mer enn even more than Eng. phraseand then some
  • fisken veide tre kilo og vel så det the fish weighed three kilos and then some
  • salen var full og vel så det the hall was full, and then some
vel vitende om selv om en kjenner til;
fullt klar over even though one knows about;
fully aware of Eng. phraseknowing full well
  • hun la seg sent, vel vitende om at hun skulle opp tidlig neste dag she went to bed late, well aware that she had to get up early the next day
vel å merke brukt for å understreke noe;
notabene (II)mind you, note well, NB used to emphasise something;
note well (NB)notabene (II) Eng. phrasemind you
  • barn under 4 år har gratis inngang, vel å merke note that children under 4 get in free
  • dette er vel å merke første gang jeg bruker de nye skiene this is, it should be noted, the first time I've used the new skis