very well
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Exceedingly healthy, as in How are you?—Very well, thank you .
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Extremely skillfully or properly, as in He manages that sailboat very well .
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All right, I agree to, as in Will you take her hand?—Very well, but only to cross the street . Also see all very well .
Example Sentences
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“So I’m very well prepared for this fight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
In that scenario, Nvidia could very well lose its negotiating power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"The exotic muonium is very well suited to this because it is a neutral atom," explains Soter: "After all, to make something fall, you need something neutral."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
But Madrid has momentum right now; it's a vibrant city, very well known for football.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“We might have been crushed into little gooey pancakes, which very well could have ruined tea.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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