very well
idiom
1
somewhat old-fashioned
—used to say that one agrees with something
Very well, then. I'll see you tomorrow.
Oh, very well. Do as you please.
2
: reasonably or properly
I can't very well show up at the wedding uninvited.
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Oregano retains its flavor very well when dried and can be harvested anytime for fresh use.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
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Macron may be a quintessential Europeanist, but Marine Le Pen, who could very well win the 2027 presidential election, is an arch nationalist who doesn't care a lick about the European political community and is dead set against loaning France's nuclear weapons to other countries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
UConn won it all, as Duke very well could this year.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Caregiver stress is not recognized very well, agrees Kevins Johns, MD, a clinical assistant professor and leader of the psychosocial oncology program at The Ohio State University in Columbus.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Macron may be a quintessential Europeanist, but Marine Le Pen, who could very well win the 2027 presidential election, is an arch nationalist who doesn't care a lick about the European political community and is dead set against loaning France's nuclear weapons to other countries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
UConn won it all, as Duke very well could this year.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Very well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20well. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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