very
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈvɛri/
:
muy
- So this, this feels very special to me.
- very much
- very little
- very few
Those 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
∞
1.0
Shows how strong something is, for example very cold
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1.0
Very used to give strong emphasis to an adjective or adverb
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1.0
To a very great degree
922
1.0
To a very high degree, often about skill or rank
694
7.9
Very, used to make an adjective stronger
584
2.3
To a very great degree
351
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
350
1.0
By a very large amount
236
3.6
Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great
230
1.4
To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
128
3.5
To a very large degree
84
2.1
To a very great degree
80
4.2
To make an adjective or adverb much stronger
80
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
79
5.8
Used especially in informal speech to mean very
76
3.4
In a way that shows you are sure something is true
70
3.5
To a very large degree
57
4.6
To a very great degree
26
4.5
To a very high degree
21
3.5
To a very great degree
18
5.7
Very, to a high level
12
6.0
To emphasize something, like saying very
7
7.5
To a much greater degree than is normal
6
7.4
To a very large degree
5
5.4
To make a describing word much stronger
5
6.9
An informal way to mean very or extremely
4
4.4
Adds emphasis to say something is very strong
1
8.2
Makes a describing word sound very strong
1
7.0
To a very high degree, showing excellent quality
1
9.9
A French word people use to mean very and sound stylish in English
1
8.4
To a very high degree
1
9.8
To add strong emphasis before an adjective or adverb
To a very great degree
To make a describing word much stronger
An informal word meaning very, often used in New England
To make what you say sound stronger
Put before an adjective or adverb to mean very
Shows that a describing word is very strong
Very, used in informal speech in the southern United States
An informal way to say very, like the French word très
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
1
8.1
A formal title for senior church priests such as cathedral deans or canons
- Specialized
1
6.5
A range of very low radio waves used for communication over long distances, for example by submarines
- Specialized
1
3.7
A radio frequency range from 30 to 300 megahertz used for FM radio, TV, and two-way radios
- Specialized
A bright signal flare fired from a small pistol to show location or call for help
- Specialized
A blood particle that carries fat from the liver to body tissues and can become LDL cholesterol
- Specialized
A small gun that fires bright flares to signal for help at sea or in emergencies
How Intense
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'.