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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Chard seals in moisture and flavor very well, yet its flavors naturally compliment both the salmon and the tomatoey broth that surrounds it.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Follow live market updates. 2. ‘Going very well’ U.S. President Donald Trump reacts before boarding Marine One, while departing the White House en route to Florida, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 3, 2025.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
But pharmaceutical products aren’t produced in a vacuum and the cost of another class of goods that haven’t even been exempted could very well be passed on to the production of generic drugs, which account for 90 percent of prescriptions in the U.S.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Until the inauguration, the U.S. was doing very well.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Follow live market updates. 2. ‘Going very well’ U.S. President Donald Trump reacts before boarding Marine One, while departing the White House en route to Florida, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 3, 2025.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
But pharmaceutical products aren’t produced in a vacuum and the cost of another class of goods that haven’t even been exempted could very well be passed on to the production of generic drugs, which account for 90 percent of prescriptions in the U.S.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Until the inauguration, the U.S. was doing very well.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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