"all very well" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-all very well.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} all very well
  1. (idiomatic) All right to a certain extent. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (all right): dandy, all well and good
    Sense id: en-all_very_well-en-adj-56P691Io Disambiguation of 'all right': 98 2
  2. (idiomatic) True, as far as it goes. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-all_very_well-en-adj-ipXnFwLx

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