very well

idiom

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.

: reasonably or properly

I can't very well show up at the wedding uninvited.

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Tagovailoa may very well be underestimating the risks of continuing to play football and/or valuing football glory today over his health later. —

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Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 Anyone who has hiked here in the winter will very well understand the difficulties of travel. —

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