work well

This page is about the collocation work well

collocation pattern: verb + adverb

Meaning

operate or function properly, efficiently, smoothly, etc.

For example

  • My computer was working well until it got this virus.

  • It's a new system, but it's already working quite well.

Quick Quiz

His phone doesn't work well because

a. it's lazy

b. it's cheap

c. it's hard to use
a) it's lazy b) it's cheap c) it's hard to use

Contributor: Matt Errey