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VERY WELL
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
Synonyms:
all right; alright; fine; OK; very well
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Sense 2
Meaning:
Quite well
Example:
she doesn't feel first-rate today
Synonyms:
first-rate; very well
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Context examples:
I’ll be perfectly frank with you, and if it suits you it will suit me very well.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The leg worked very well, once I was used to it.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Very well, sir, I will try.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
I have only a few words to say to you, and they can very well be said where we are.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Things were not going very well with him.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
’Pon my word, Watson, you are coming along wonderfully. You have really done very well indeed.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
You may not be able to bend or move the affected joint very well.
(Osteonecrosis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
“All is very well with me, Bertrand,” said she.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Had he ever been in the way of learning, I think he would have drawn very well.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
“It may do very well for the others,” replied Mr. Bingley; “but I am sure it will be too much for Kitty. Won't it, Kitty?”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
