"very good" meaning in English

See very good in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} very good (not comparable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: very good. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-very_good-en-adj-POIgtg6i Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} very good
  1. A polite acknowledgement of orders or statements.
    Sense id: en-very_good-en-phrase-AZBbbxzD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Alternative forms

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