very good

phrase

formal
used as a response to say one will do something that one has been told or asked to do
"Show the ambassador in." " Very good, sir."

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This opponent has some very good athletes to challenge the Warriors. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Turns out, the watches don’t do a very good job and tend to significantly overestimate how many calories people burn during exercise, according to the study. Michelle Marchante september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 What was very disappointing is to find out one of the judges has a very good relationship with McLaren – working relationship, kind of. Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The next day, Kelce spoke about the very good dog and casually dropped a mention of Swift. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for very good

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“Very good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20good. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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