Very Definition & Meaning

very
adverb
  1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
  2. precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"
adjective
  1. precisely as stated; "the very center of town"
  2. being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see"

Synonyms for very

identical adj

exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses

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rattling adv

used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted

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real adv

used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted

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really adv

in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society

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selfsame adj

being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before

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"Very" in song lyrics

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  • "But moms did the supernatural, very"
    Ahmad — Ordinary People
  • "Ingredients to track the house, very"
    Bomfunk MC's — Other Emcee's
  • "mary mary very"
    Coolio — Mary Jane (I'm in Love With)

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Frequently asked questions

What does very mean?
used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite" precisely as stated; "the very center of town" being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same
What part of speech is very?
Very is an adverb and an adjective.
How many definitions does very have?
Very has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adverb, adjective).

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