very
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- adverb
- /ˈvɛri/
- So this, this feels very special to me.
- very much
- very little
- very few
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Watch on YouTubeThose good things came from a very tragic place.
- Those good things came from a very tragic place.
- So we are winning in India very, very well.
- And then in the car I just felt very small.
- So this, this feels very special to me.
- How do you begin this very simple thing?
- To be fair it's a very nice hair brush.
- It was just a very strange place to be.
- I did move house and it was very stressful.
- Problem with that was, yeah, we weren't very prepared.
- I mean, The thing is with Ocean, it's it's very sociable.
Examples
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How do you begin this very simple thing?
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I knew there was something very odd about her.
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And then in the car I just felt very small.
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How do you calm a very busy brain?
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But yeah, it's a very sad thing to remember.
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Your father will be very proud.
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We had to be very careful from now on.
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And that puts us in a very tight spot.
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Today we're gonna have a very special make up tutorial.
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The movie was very entertaining and kept everyone laughing.
Synonyms
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1.0
Shows how strong something is, for example very cold
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7.9
Very, used to make an adjective stronger
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1.0
To a very great degree
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1.0
To a very high degree, often about skill or rank
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1.0
Very used to give strong emphasis to an adjective or adverb
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2.3
To a very great degree
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1.4
To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad
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1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
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1.0
By a very large amount
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3.6
Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great
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5.8
Used especially in informal speech to mean very
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3.9
To a much higher level than usual
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3.4
In a way that shows you are sure something is true
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3.5
To a very large degree
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2.1
To a very great degree
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4.1
To a much higher level than usual
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3.5
To a very large degree
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4.6
To a very great degree
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9.8
To add strong emphasis before an adjective or adverb
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4.2
To make an adjective or adverb much stronger
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8.0
An informal word meaning very, often used in New England
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4.4
Adds emphasis to say something is very strong
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9.9
To make what you say sound stronger
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4.5
To a very high degree
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4.7
Put before an adjective or adverb to mean very
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3.5
To a very great degree
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5.7
Very, to a high level
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7.4
To a very large degree
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9.9
An informal way to say very, like the French word très
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6.0
To emphasize something, like saying very
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5.4
To make a describing word much stronger
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7.5
To a much greater degree than is normal
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6.9
An informal way to mean very or extremely
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8.7
Very, used in informal speech in the southern United States
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8.2
Makes a describing word sound very strong
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8.4
To a very high degree
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7.0
To a very high degree, showing excellent quality
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8.2
To a very great degree
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9.9
A French word people use to mean very and sound stylish in English
To make a describing word much stronger
Shows that a describing word is very strong
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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8.1
A formal title for senior church priests such as cathedral deans or canons
- Specialized
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6.5
A range of very low radio waves used for communication over long distances, for example by submarines
- Specialized
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3.7
A radio frequency range from 30 to 300 megahertz used for FM radio, TV, and two-way radios
- Specialized
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5.4
A blood particle that carries fat from the liver to body tissues and can become LDL cholesterol
- Specialized
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7.9
A bright signal flare fired from a small pistol to show location or call for help
- Specialized
1
8.9
A small gun that fires bright flares to signal for help at sea or in emergencies
- Specialized
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9.9
A bright colored flare that you fire from a pistol to show your position
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Very comes from the old Latin word verus meaning 'true', and people first used it like 'truly' to add strength to a word. That's why very now often means 'extremely'.