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very well en · ADV

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Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see very, well.
    • She plays very well almost any instrument that you can think of.
    • Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well. 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
  2. (idiomatic, not-comparable) Used to weaken the effect of certain modal verbs.
    • It may very well rain this afternoon.
    • I can't very well talk to you and concentrate on sanding this at the same time.

very well en · INTJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (formal, idiomatic) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.
    • B: Very well. Let's go tomorrow, then.
    • A: I don't want to go today.
    • "Jeeves, fetch the wine from the cellar." "Very well, sir."
  2. (idiomatic) Synonym of fair enough.
  3. A standard response by a superior to a report or confirmation.
    • Helmsman: "Rudder amidships aye! Rudder now amidships."
    • Conning officer: "Rudder amidships."
    • Conning officer: "Very well."

Synonyms

fair enough

Translations (14)

nv hágoshį́į́ (interjection) · es biensísimo (interjection) · no da så (interjection) · ru ла́дно (interjection) · pl dobrze (interjection) · ru хорошо́ (interjection) · fi hyvä on (interjection) · es muy bien (interjection) · de na gut (interjection) · pl świetnie (interjection) · ja よかろう (interjection) · fi selvä se (interjection) · no javel (interjection) · mi āe mārika (interjection)