very well

Adverb

very well (not comparable)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see very, well.
   • She plays very well almost any instrument that you can think of.
   • Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
2. (idiomatic) Used to weaken the effect of certain modal verbs.
   • It may very well rain this afternoon.
   • I can't very well talk to you and concentrate on sanding this at the same time.

Interjection

1. (formal, idiomatic) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.
   • A: I don't want to go today.
   • B: Very well. Let's go tomorrow, then.
2. (idiomatic) Synonym of fair enough.

   Synonyms:

   fair enough

3. A standard response by a superior to a report or confirmation.
   • Conning officer: "Rudder amidships."
   • Helmsman: "Rudder amidships aye! Rudder now amidships."