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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Ecclestone added he had already taken his shotgun from England to Switzerland and said he anticipated no problems as the airport officials know him "very well".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
But that wouldn’t work very well, because of gaps in that program — it doesn’t cover dental or vision care and has no out-of-pocket cap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“It’s a very well calculated bet and it is a bet that Snap is prepared for,” he said of Snap’s glasses launch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
So far during the third quarter, the software industry group has performed very well, with a 28.4% gain.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Inside it might very well have been night.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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