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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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Then a film like Italy’s There’s Still Tomorrow did very well, about $6 million.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Thus, Antonoff has received 12 album of the year nominations and could very well up that total to 14 when this year’s nominations are announced.
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september 18, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Then a film like Italy’s There’s Still Tomorrow did very well, about $6 million.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Thus, Antonoff has received 12 album of the year nominations and could very well up that total to 14 when this year’s nominations are announced.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Alpha schools, or a version of them, may very well be the wave of the future.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 18, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for very well
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“Very well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20well. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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