well · exclamation
well
A1 used at the beginning of a sentence to pause slightly or to express doubt or disagreement
Dictionary examples:
Well, did the dog eat my homework? (0.0)
Well, is that my pizza or yours? (0.0)
Well, should we eat or just sleep? (0.0)
"You'll go, won't you?" "Well, I'm not sure." (9.6)
"Who was that?" "Well, I'm afraid I can't remember her name." (12.9)
Well, what should we do now? (14.9)
Well, after that we went camping in the mountains. (38.7)
Oh well
B1 used to say that a situation cannot be changed although it might be disappointing
Dictionary examples:
Oh well, I overslept. I'll just tell my boss I was saving the world. (0.0)
Oh well, I missed the bus. Guess I'll have to fly to work! (0.0)
Oh well, I lost my shoes. Looks like I'm wearing pizza boxes today! (0.0)
Oh well, it doesn't matter; I can always buy another one. (19.4)