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- DictionaryVer·y/ˈverē/
adverb
- 1. in a high degree: "very much so"
adjective
- 1. actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of a particular person or thing): "those were his very words"
1. a. : exact, precise. the very heart of the city. b. : exactly suitable or necessary. the very thing for the purpose. 2. a. : unqualified, sheer. the very shame of it.
Synonyms for VERY: extremely, incredibly, terribly, highly, too, so, damn, damned; Antonyms of VERY: somewhat, little, slightly, nominally, negligibly, just, hardly, scarcely.
Very definition: in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly. See examples of VERY used in a sentence.
1. Complete; absolute: at the very end of his career. 2. Being the same; identical: That is the very question she asked yesterday. 3. Being particularly suitable or appropriate: the very item needed to increase sales. 4. Used to emphasize the importance of what is specified: The very mountains shook. 5.
VERY meaning: 1. (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely: 2. used to add…. Learn more.
The word very is an intensifier, suggesting a high degree of a quality. Something great is very good.
You use very with nouns to emphasize that something is exactly the right one or exactly the same one. Everybody says he is the very man for the case. You use very with nouns to emphasize the importance or seriousness of what you are saying. At one stage his very life was in danger.
VERY meaning: 1 : to a great degree extremely used for emphasis before adjectives and adverbs often used in negative statements; 2 : used to emphasize the exactness of a description
To what is regarded as an extreme, and hence obvious, degree; obviously; unmistakably. Very pregnant. Webster's New World. Used in titles. The Very Reverend Jane Smith. American Heritage. Synonyms: rattling. really. same. precisely. much. mere. identical. ideal. hugely. true.
Definition of very adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
