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get-well

[ get-wel ]
/ ˈgɛtˈwɛl /
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adjective

conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness: a get-well card.

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RELATED WORDS

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Nearby words

get-out, get-together, get-tough, get-up, get-up-and-go, get-well, geta, getafe, getaway, gethsemane, gethsemanic
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Idioms and Phrases with get well

get well

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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