"very well" meaning in English

See very well in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-very well.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} very well (not comparable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see very, well. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-very_well-en-adj-GySjU4j6

Adverb

Audio: En-au-very well.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} very well (not comparable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see very, well. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-very_well-en-adv-GySjU4j6
  2. (idiomatic) Used to weaken the effect of certain modal verbs. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-very_well-en-adv-1a-IDFaI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 60 28 5 4

Interjection

Audio: En-au-very well.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} very well
  1. (idiomatic, formal) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation. Tags: formal, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-very_well-en-intj-0hXk9v73
  2. (idiomatic) Synonym of fair enough. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: fair enough [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (interjection): hyvä on (Finnish), selvä se (Finnish), na gut (German), よかろう (yokarō) (Japanese), āe mārika (Maori), hágoshį́į́ (Navajo), javel (Norwegian), da så (Norwegian), dobrze (Polish), хорошо́ (alt: ну) (Russian), ла́дно (alt: ну) (Russian), muy bien (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-very_well-en-intj-5ZD1MyvU Disambiguation of 'interjection': 12 82 7
  3. (naval) A standard response by a superior to a report or confirmation.
    Sense id: en-very_well-en-intj-tEFYQR1k Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war

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