Definition
Meaning of 'very'
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. [ adv.]2. Very [ v. t.]
- True; real; actual; veritable. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'very' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. very [ r]
[ r]Meaning (1):
- precisely so
- precisely so
Example in sentence:
- he expected the very opposite;
- on the very next page
Meaning (2):
- used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
- 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
2. very [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- precisely as stated
- precisely as stated
Example in sentence:
- the very center of town
Meaning (4):
- being the exact same one; not any other:
- 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
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