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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Big Tech has the capital and the ambition to pursue nuclear, including next generation reactor designs which match very well the sector’s self-image of innovative strength at the leading edge of technological change.
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
If not for Kernodle, Kohberger may have very well collected his knife sheath, quietly slipped out of that Moscow home and drove off into the night — leaving police with no evidence beyond the make and model of his car.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Voters could very well behave similarly with the wealth tax, especially given that the state’s budget problems probably won’t magically solve themselves in the next few years.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Outside of trade and geopolitics, one source of market volatility could very well come from Japan, as its currency undergoes sharp moves.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
If not for Kernodle, Kohberger may have very well collected his knife sheath, quietly slipped out of that Moscow home and drove off into the night — leaving police with no evidence beyond the make and model of his car.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Voters could very well behave similarly with the wealth tax, especially given that the state’s budget problems probably won’t magically solve themselves in the next few years.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Outside of trade and geopolitics, one source of market volatility could very well come from Japan, as its currency undergoes sharp moves.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Very well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20well. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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