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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And these cases may very well be dismissed on that basis.
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For one, Koivunen didn’t play very well in the season’s first two games and showed absolutely no chemistry with Crosby.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Guy Pearce does do evil very well.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
This could very well form a newborn ocean.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
For one, Koivunen didn’t play very well in the season’s first two games and showed absolutely no chemistry with Crosby.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Guy Pearce does do evil very well.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
This could very well form a newborn ocean.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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