▪ emphasizing an extreme point in time or space: "from the very beginning of the book"
▪ with no addition of or contribution from anything else; mere: "the very thought of drink made him feel sick"Similarmeresimplepurepure and simpleplainbasicsheerutter
▪ real; genuine:"the very God of Heaven"
Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘real, genuine’): from Old French verai, based on Latin verus ‘true’.