WELL (5)

Well, a. 1. 1. Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was discovered.
It was well with us in Egypt. Num. xi. 18. 2. 2. Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly well. “Your friends are well.” Shak.
Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Gen. xliii. 27. 3. 3. Being in favor; favored; fortunate.
He followed the fortunes of that family, and was well with Henry the Fourth. Dryden. 4. 4. (Marine Insurance) Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a certain day and place. Burrill.