very good

phrase

A polite acknowledgement of orders or statements.

“- Find out if there's any claret in the cellar, Jeeves. - Very good, sir.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. A polite acknowledgement of orders or statements.

    - Find out if there's any claret in the cellar, Jeeves. - Very good, sir.

    1 more example

    B.W. Wooster: If you ask me, art is responsible for most of the trouble in the world. R. Jeeves: An interesting theory, sir. Would you care to expatiate upon it? Wooster: As a matter of fact, no, Jeeves. The thought just occurred to me, as thoughts do. Jeeves: Very good, sir.

    1992 May 3, “Comrade Bingo”, in Jeeves and Wooster, season 3, episode 6
Cite this entry
APA

very good. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/very%20good

MLA

“very good.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/very%20good. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “very good,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/very%20good.

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