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Meaning of 'very' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Very [ adv.]
- In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.
2 . Very [ v. t.]
- True; real; actual; veritable.

Meaning of 'very' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . very [ r]
Meaning (1):
- used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
Example in sentence:
  • a rattling good yarn;
  • a really enjoyable evening;
  • he played very well;
  • I'm real sorry about it;
  • she was very gifted
Meaning (2):
- precisely so
Example in sentence:
  • he expected the very opposite;
  • on the very next page
3 . very [ s]
Meaning (3):
- being the exact same one; not any other:
Example in sentence:
  • on this very spot;
  • saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers;
  • the themes of his stories are one and the same;
  • the very man I want to see;
  • the very thing he said yesterday;
  • this is the identical room we stayed in before
Meaning (4):
- precisely as stated
Example in sentence:
  • the very center of town

Nearby Words:

veracious veraciously veracity veranda veratralbine veratrate veratria veratric veratrina veratrine

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