"very well" meaning in English

See very well in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-very well.ogg
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  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see very, well. Tags: not-comparable
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Adverb

Audio: En-au-very well.ogg
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  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see very, well. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. (idiomatic) Used to weaken the effect of certain modal verbs. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
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Interjection

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  1. (idiomatic, formal) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation. Tags: formal, idiomatic
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  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': 9 80 11
  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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          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-very well.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/37/En-au-very_well.ogg/En-au-very_well.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/En-au-very_well.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "very well"
}

Download raw JSONL data for very well meaning in English (7.1kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": (nu) xorošó vs. ну",
  "path": [
    "very well"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "very well",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": (nu) ládno vs. ну",
  "path": [
    "very well"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "very well",
  "trace": ""
}

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