American
[get-wel]
/ ˈgɛtˈwɛl /
adjective
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conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness.
a get-well card.
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Recover from illness, as in I hope you get well soon. This idiom uses well in the sense of “in good health,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s.
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