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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While most mortgage-market observers began the year believing rates were more likely to rise than fall, the national housing market isn’t doing very well, even at the current levels.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
This decline may very well have been exacerbated by another airplane crash in November 2001.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The tread surface, with rows of high-density sipes and thousands of smaller zigzag sipes, is meant to bite into the snow and hold it against the tire’s surface—snow sticks to snow very well, which improves grip.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, her traditional mindset and authoritative influence could very well hinder whether Brisbane operates with 22nd-century ambition.
—John Cairney, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
This decline may very well have been exacerbated by another airplane crash in November 2001.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The tread surface, with rows of high-density sipes and thousands of smaller zigzag sipes, is meant to bite into the snow and hold it against the tire’s surface—snow sticks to snow very well, which improves grip.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, her traditional mindset and authoritative influence could very well hinder whether Brisbane operates with 22nd-century ambition.
—John Cairney, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Very well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20well. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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