very

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈvɛɹi/
• Homophone: vary (in some dialects)

Adjective

very (not generally comparable, comparative verier, superlative veriest)

1. (literary) True, real, actual.
   • The fierce hatred of a very woman.
   • The very blood and bone of our grammar.
   • He tried his very best.
   • We're approaching the very end of the trip.
2. 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.
3. With limiting effect: mere.

Adverb

very (not comparable)

1. To a great extent or degree.
   • Synonyms: greatly, drastically, extremely
   • That dress is very you.
   • Not very many (of them) had been damaged.
   • She's very like her mother.
   • ‘Is she busy?’ ― ‘Not very.’
2. Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
   • Synonyms: truly, actually, authentically
3. (with superlatives) Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.
   • He was the very best runner there.
   • This is my very own treehouse.

Derived terms

• very much
• how very dare you
• Very Reverend

Anagrams

• ev'ry

Adjective

very

1. lost
2. (archaic) enslaved

Alternative forms

• verai, veray, verra, verray, verre, verrei, verrey, verri, verry
• werai, werrai, wery

Adjective

very (comparative verier)

1. true

Adverb

very

1. very

Verb

very

1. Alternative form of ferien