Very - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈverɪ|  American pronunciation of the word very
Brit.  |ˈverɪ|  British pronunciation of the word very

adverb

- used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal (syn: rattling, real, really)
she was very gifted
he played very well
- precisely so
on the very next page
he expected the very opposite

adjective

- precisely as stated
the very center of town
- being the exact same one; not any other: (syn: identical, selfsame)
on this very spot
the very thing he said yesterday
the very man I want to see

Extra examples

This is a very thing I want.

At that very moment the phone rang.

The very idea of being sent abroad delighted him.

His very absence is eloquent.

A verier knave never stepped the earth.

You have missed the very best thing in Kandy.

The very opposite word was of course expected.

It feels very cold today.

The fishing industry is very important to the area.

The traffic's moving very slowly this morning.

I feel a lot better - thank you very much.

I'm very, very (=used for emphasis) pleased you can come.

It's very kind of you to help.

My sister and I were married on the very same (=exactly the same) day.

We only use the very best ingredients.

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