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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Pete Alonso could very well have played his last game in a New York Mets uniform on Sunday.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
And soon, it very well could be used in postseason play once again as the duo — along with former Twin Max Kepler — chase after a World Series ring.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Strangers weren’t a concept that Jayce grasped very well, his family said.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The whole Kimmel affair could very well be a distant memory by then.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
And soon, it very well could be used in postseason play once again as the duo — along with former Twin Max Kepler — chase after a World Series ring.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Strangers weren’t a concept that Jayce grasped very well, his family said.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The whole Kimmel affair could very well be a distant memory by then.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Very well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20well. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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