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Meaning of very in English veryadverb uk /ˈver.i/ us /ˈver.i/ Add to word list Add to word list A1 (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely: The situation is very serious. We're very, very sorry about what's happened. Think about it very carefully before deciding. How very childish of her to refuse to speak to me! "Are you tired?" "No, not very." Thank you very much. "Did you enjoy the play?" "Very much so." (= Yes.) I can't very well (= it would not be right for me to) say sorry when I didn't do anything wrong. used to add force to a superlative adjective or to the adjectives "own" or "same": This is the very best chocolate cake I've ever tasted. She always leaves her homework to the very last moment. We now have our very own library in the village. This is the very same (= exactly the same) place we sat the last time we came.
  • We were very tired after our climb.
  • The surname 'Smith' is very common in Britain.
  • The laws controlling drugs are very strict in this country.
  • It's very convenient that you live near the office.
  • He was very upset that you didn't reply to his letters.
Linguistics: very & extreme
  • abjectly
  • absolutely
  • absolutely fabulous
  • abundantly
  • abundantly clear
  • beyond
  • enormously
  • exceedingly
  • extraordinarily
  • imagine
  • indeed
  • particularly
  • richly
  • showstopping
  • strongly held
  • stupefyingly
  • super
  • super-duper
  • totally
  • violently
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Grammar

VeryWe use very before adverbs and adjectives to add emphasis. It means ‘to a great degree’: …

Idioms

all very well/fine/good very good very well veryadjective [ before noun ] uk /ˈver.i/ us /ˈver.i/

very adjective [before noun] (EXACT)

C2 (used to add emphasis to a noun) exact or particular: This is the very book I've been looking for all month. You're the very person we need for the job. What ended up happening was the very thing we feared the most. The letter was sent on Monday from Berlin and arrived in Hamburg the very same/next day. The very idea/thought of having her friends to stay fills me with dread.
  • She walked in wearing the very dress the hostess had on.
  • I would like to have come, but that's the very day my niece is coming to stay with me.
  • While claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.
  • He was sitting in the very spot where I had first seen him, all those years before.
  • Ah, there you are - the very woman I was hoping to see!
Particular and individual
  • be the very thing idiom
  • biomarker
  • calling card
  • capita
  • certain
  • individualistic
  • individualistically
  • individuality
  • individualized
  • individually
  • locally
  • matter
  • peculiarity
  • per capita
  • personal gain
  • personally
  • pet
  • private
  • regard
  • respectively
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very adjective [before noun] (FURTHEST POINT)

used to describe or emphasize the furthest point of something: He found the piece of paper he had lost at the very bottom of the pile. We were at the very end of the queue, so we didn't manage to get any tickets. Linguistics: very & extreme
  • abjectly
  • absolutely
  • absolutely fabulous
  • abundantly
  • abundantly clear
  • beyond
  • enormously
  • exceedingly
  • extraordinarily
  • imagine
  • indeed
  • particularly
  • richly
  • showstopping
  • strongly held
  • stupefyingly
  • super
  • super-duper
  • totally
  • violently
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Idiom

be the very thing (Definition of very from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

very | American Dictionary

veryadverb [ not gradable ] us /ˈver·i/

very adverb [not gradable] (EXTREMELY)

Add to word list Add to word list (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree, or extremely: I was working very hard, but I enjoyed it. It’s very easy to find our house. She was a very good teacher. People didn’t like him very much.

Idiom

very well veryadjective [ not gradable ] us /ˈver·i/

very adjective [not gradable] (EXACT)

(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact or particular: I’d heard stories about him and now here he was, the very person I now accompanied. This very moment was what he had been waiting for. He found the missing paper at the very bottom of the pile. (Definition of very from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of very?

Translations of very

in Chinese (Traditional) （用於強調形容詞或副詞）很，非常, （用於強調形容詞最高級或 own，same 等形容詞）完全，最，正是, 精確的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （用于强调形容词或副词）很，非常, （用于强调形容词最高级或 own，same 等形容词）完全，最，正是, 精确的… See more in Spanish muy, mismísimo, mismo… See more in Portuguese muito, usado para aumentar a força de um superlativo, enfatiza um superlativo… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian खूप, च (नामा वर भर देण्यासाठी वापरले जाते)… See more とても, 非常（ひじょう）に, 確（たし）かに… See more çok, kendi, asıl… See more très, tout/toute, de loin… See more molt… See more heel, zeer, aller-… See more (ஒரு பெயரடை அல்லது வினையுரிச்சொல்லுக்கு முக்கியத்துவம் சேர்க்கப் பயன்படுகிறது) ஒரு சிறந்த பட்டம் அல்லது மிகவும், (பெயர்ச்சொல்லுக்கு முக்கியத்துவம் சேர்க்கப் பயன்படுகிறது) சரியான அல்லது குறிப்பிட்ட… See more बहुत, अत्यंत, विशेषण या क्रियाविशेषण पर बल देने हेतु प्रयुक्त… See more (વિશેષણ કે ક્રિયા-વિશેષણનું મહત્વ વધારવા વપરાતો શબ્દ કે શબ્દ સમૂહ) બહોળા પ્રમાણમાં, અત્યાધિક, પુષ્કળ… See more meget, særlig, aller-… See more mycket, riktigt, [så] särdeles… See more sangat, paling, -nya… See more sehr, aller-, ganz… See more veldig, svært, så… See more بہت, عین وہی, ٹھیک وہی… See more дуже, сильно, вживається для підсилення… See more చాలా, (నామవాచకానికి ఉద్ఘాటనను జోడించడానికి వాడేది) ఖచ్చితమైన లేదా నిర్దిష్టమైన… See more খুব / অত্যন্ত, খুব… See more moc, úplně, pravý… See more sangat, mutlak, tepat… See more อย่างมากมาย, อย่างแท้จริง, เท่านั้น… See more rất, lắm, hết sức… See more bardzo, (ten) sam, właśnie ten… See more 매우… See more molto, proprio, solo… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of very

  • the Very Reverend
  • very hard
  • very high frequency
  • very well idiom
  • Very High Frequency, at very high frequency
  • very good idiom
  • most/very likely phrase
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  • very well idiom
  • very good idiom
  • most/very likely phrase
  • all very well/fine/good idiom
  • all very well idiom
  • do/try your (very) best phrase
  • before (very/too) long idiom
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  • English   Adverb
    • Adjective 
      • very (EXACT)
      • very (FURTHEST POINT)
  • American   
    • Adverb 
      • very (EXTREMELY)
    • Adjective 
      • very (EXACT)
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