very good

phrase

formal
—used as a response to say one will do something that one has been told or asked to do
"Show the ambassador in." " Very good, sir."

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There’s no point building a humanoid robot that’s really good at a specific task and not very good at generalising. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Antetokounmpo and Middleton played 11 seasons together, and even when Middleton’s skills declined following knee injuries, their offensive ratings together (with and without Lillard on the floor) were still very good. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Interviews are very good at telling us who is good at interviews, not much else. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The reason that my tone has changed is that starting late last year, as the models—particularly Claude at first, but now many of the models were very good at coding—their capabilities just keep advancing. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for very good

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“Very good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20good. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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