Sekirov Dictionary

very

/ˈvɛɹi/

adverb 3
adjective 3
forms 2
phrases 5

adverb3

•
to a great degree, used before an adjective or an adverb
- That dress is very you.
- Not very many (of them) had been damaged.
•
Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.
- He was the very best runner there.
- This is my very own treehouse.
Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.

adjective3

•
The same; identical.
- He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.
- That's the very tool that I need.
•
With limiting effect: mere.
- The very idea of climbing the ladder brings me out in a sweat.
- The very idea/thought!
•
(literary) True, real, actual.
- He tried his very best.
- We're approaching the very end of the trip.

forms

verier · veriest

Phrases with very

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