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   very

   /ˈvɛri/

   adverb

   • 1. in a high degree: "a very large amount"
   • ▪ used to emphasize that the following description applies without qualification: "the very best quality"

   adjective

   • 1. actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something): "those were his very words" Similar exactactualpreciseparticularspecificdistinctidealperfectappropriatesuitableaptfittingfitrightjust rightmade to ordertailor-madeinformal:spot onjust the job
   • ▪ real; genuine: archaic "the very God of Heaven"
   • 2. emphasizing an extreme point in time or space: "from the very beginning of the book"
   • 3. with no addition of anything else; mere: "the very thought of drink made him feel sick" Similar meresimplepurepure and simpleplainbasicsheerutter

   Word Origin Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘real, genuine’): from Old French verai, based on Latin verus ‘true’.

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   What does very mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! VERY definition: 1. (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely: 2. used to add…. Learn more.

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   What does very mean in a sentence?

   • Very means ‘to a great degree’. It is commonly used with adjectives or adverbs in the positive degree. He was very nice. She is very intelligent. It is very small.

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   What does the word'very' mean?

   • The word very is an intensifier, suggesting a high degree of a quality. Something great is very good. This word adds intensity to statements and means something close to really or extremely. If you are tired, you might have some coffee. If you are very tired, you might need a nap. An 80 degree day is hot, but a 90 degree day is very hot.

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   What does verray mean in English?

   • Middle English verray, verry, from Anglo-French verai, from Vulgar Latin *veracus, alteration of Latin verac-, verax truthful, from verus true; akin to Old English wǣr true, Old High German wāra trust, care, Greek ēra (accusative) favor 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a

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   How do you use very with nouns?

   • You use very with nouns to emphasize the importance or seriousness of what you are saying. At one stage, his very life was in danger. This act undermines the very basis of our democracy. He stated that such programmes were by their very nature harmful. History is taking place before your very eyes. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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   What is the difference between very and equal?

   • very, like selfsame, may imply identity, or, like same may imply likeness in kind. identical may imply selfsameness or suggest absolute agreement in all details. equivalent implies amounting to the same thing in worth or significance. equal implies being identical in value, magnitude, or some specified quality.

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   very: 1 adj being the exact same one; not any other: “on this very spot” “the very thing he said yesterday” “the very man I want to see” Synonyms: identical , selfsame same same in identity adj precisely as stated “the very center of town” Synonyms: precise sharply exact or accurate or delimited adv used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes ...

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