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- Dictionaryvery/ˈvɛri/
adverb
- 1. in a high degree: "a very large amount"
adjective
- 1. actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something): "those were his very words" Similar
- 2. emphasizing an extreme point in time or space: "from the very beginning of the book"
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VERY definition: 1. (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely: 2. used to add…. Learn more.
VERY definition: 1. used to emphasize an adjective or adverb: 2. not good/happy, etc: 3. used to emphasize a noun: . Learn more.
very: [adjective] exact, precise. exactly suitable or necessary.
Very definition: in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly. See examples of VERY used in a sentence.
In a high degree; extremely: very happy; very much admired. 2. Truly; absolutely: the very best advice; attended the very same schools. 3. Very Used in titles: the Very Reverend Jane Smith. adj. ver·i·er, ver·i·est. 1. Complete; absolute: at the very end of his career. 2.
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 ...
4 meanings: 1. (intensifier) used to add emphasis to adjectives that are able to be graded 2. (intensifier) used with nouns.... Click for more definitions.
used to emphasize an extreme place or time. It happens at the very beginning of the book.; Education is at the very top of our list of priorities.; at the very end of the film; The proposed site is in the very heart of the city. It was clear from the very start that he was in no mood to compromise.
Grammar Point very / very much very / very much. Very is used with adjectives, past participles used as adjectives, and adverbs:. I am very hungry. I was very pleased to get your letter. You played very well. But notice this use: I’m very much afraid that your son may be involved in the crime.; Very is not used with past participles that have a passive meaning. Much, very much or greatly (formal) are usually used instead:. Your help was very much appreciated.
It’s very kind of you to help. My sister and I were married on the very same (=exactly the same) day. the very best/latest/worst etc We only use the very best ingredients. 2 → not very good/happy/far etc 3 → your very own 4 informal used with adjectives to say that the quality something has is very noticeable or typical It was a very male ...
