What does "Well." mean when it's used as a drop-off sentence, like "Well then."? [closed]
Does it mean "well too bad/sorry/couldn't do that unfortunately"? I have a sense of what it means but not very precisely.
Solution 1:
When it's a single-word sentence, it can mean lots of things.
It can answer a question:
- Me: "How are you today?" You: *"Well."
But usually it's just a meaningless filler. For instance, you can use it to:
stall when you're trying to decide how to phrase something: You: "Only a complete idiot would vote for him." Me: "Well. I thought he was the lesser of two evils."
get people's attention: "Well. Is everyone ready to settle down?"
end a discussion: "Well. Then let's all get back to work, shall we?