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Definitions for very
ˈvɛr ive·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word very.
Princeton's WordNet
very(a)adjective
precisely as stated
"the very center of town"
identical, selfsame(a), very(a)adverb
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"
very, really, real, rattlingadverb
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"
veryadverb
precisely so
"on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"
Wiktionary
veryadverb
to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly
You're very tall.
veryadverb
true, truly
He tried his very best.
veryadjective
True, real, actual
veryadjective
The same; identical.
veryadjective
With limiting effect: mere.
Etymology: From verray, verrai, from verai (Modern : vrai), from assumed *, alteration of verax, from verus, from wēr-. Cognate with wær, waar, wahr, alvöru. Displaced native sore, sar (from sar (Cf. : sehr, : zeer), wel (from wel). More at warlock.
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Very is an adverb that is used to intensify or emphasize the degree or extent of something. It is typically used to describe a high level or extreme quality of a characteristic or action.
Webster Dictionary
Veryverb
true; real; actual; veritable
Veryadverb
in a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt
Etymology: [OE. verai, verray, OF. verai, vrai, F. vrai, (assumed) LL. veracus, for L. verax true, veracious, fr. verus true; akin to OHG. & OS. wr, G. wahr, D. waar; perhaps originally, that is or exists, and akin to E. was. Cf. Aver, v. t., Veracious, Verdict, Verity.]
Wikidata
Very
Very is the fifth studio album by English electronic duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released in 1993, going on to sell more than five million copies worldwide.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Very
ver′i, adj. true (now used chiefly in an intensive sense): real (so in B.): actual—sometimes used in superlative form Ver′iest.—adv. in a high degree.—In very deed, of a truth, certainly. [Older form veray—O. Fr. verai (Fr. vrai), from L. verax, veracis, speaking truly—verus, true; cf. Ger. wahr.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
VERY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Very is ranked #100302 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Very surname appeared 180 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Very.
93.3% or 168 total occurrences were White.
3.8% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'very' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #91
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'very' in Written Corpus Frequency: #74
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'very' in Adverbs Frequency: #10
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'very' in Adjectives Frequency: #193
Anagrams for very »
ev'ry
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of very in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of very in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of very in a Sentence
This was the best spot for me and my family, an opportunity for me to sit in the big chair and be a head coach of a major professional sports league, i feel like I'm ready to have my own team, and this is the organization that made it very, very obvious they wanted me really, really bad. It's always good to be wanted. It quickly became evident to me that Las Vegas was the place for me.
She's very Mexican and very proud to be Mexican, we eat Mexican food at home, our children are Hispanic, and yes the Hispanic influence is important.
We are told that Ambassador Khalilzad is a great diplomat, well, Im not sure I buy that because he is ostracizing and alienating a very trusted ally and partner.
I used to like to break into other people's houses and sit in their rooms. I found it very comforting to be in someone's empty house.
For patients who are healthy, this organism very rarely infects people, if they are infected, most people do fine and essentially never present to the hospital. But in patients who do have liver disease, they're susceptible to much more infection.
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- baieAfrikaans
- جِدًاArabic
- çoxAzerbaijani
- бикBashkir
- ве́льмі, ду́жаBelarusian
- мно́гоBulgarian
- খুবBengali
- ཞེ་དྲགསTibetan Standard
- moltCatalan, Valencian
- чӀогӀаChechen
- skutečně, tentýž, týž, velmiCzech
- зѣлоOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- iawnWelsh
- meget, særligDanish
- derselbe, wahrlich, sehr, ganzGerman
- πολύGreek
- treEsperanto
- muySpanish
- vägaEstonian
- osoBasque
- بسیارPersian
- erittäin, sama, kovin, hyvinFinnish
- très, mêmeFrench
- tige, frijWestern Frisian
- ana-, an-Irish
- ceudna, dearbh, ro, aon, fìor, glè, ceartScottish Gaelic
- moi, o mesmoGalician
- מאודHebrew
- बहुतHindi
- anpilHaitian Creole
- egyazon, nagyon, ugyanazHungarian
- իսկական, շատArmenian
- multoInterlingua
- benar-benar, sekali, sangat, nianIndonesian
- treIdo
- fjarska, mjög, einkar, ýkja, ákaflega, afarIcelandic
- moltoItalian
- מאודHebrew
- ばり, つるつる, ずっと, 随分, 非常に, 実に, 凄く, 大変, とても, 大分, かなり, どえらい、でら, めっちゃ, めちゃ, 本当, 超Japanese
- tenanJavanese
- ძალიანGeorgian
- аса, өте, еренKazakh
- ណាស់Khmer
- ಬಹಳ, ತುಂಬಾKannada
- 정말, 아주, 매우, 굉장히, 너무Korean
- абданKyrgyz
- maximē, summēLatin
- ganzLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຫຼາຍ, ຈ້າ, ຈັດ, ຄະເຍີ, ຄັນ, ຈຸ່ນພູ່ນLao
- labaiLithuanian
- gluži, visai, īsti, ļotiLatvian
- многу, мошне, сам, нај-, самиотMacedonian
- үнэн, жинхэнэMongolian
- ħafnaMaltese
- တယ်, အလွန်Burmese
- hetzelfde, heel, erg, echt, uiterst, zeer, zelfde, dezelfdeDutch
- veldig, samme, allerNorwegian
- ayóoNavajo, Navaho
- ବହୁତOriya
- тынг, иттӕгOssetian, Ossetic
- ਬਹੁਤPanjabi, Punjabi
- identyczny, bardzo, wielce, naprawdę, prawdziwiePolish
- ډېرPashto, Pushto
- de facto, de fato, próprio, muitoPortuguese
- același, foarteRomanian
- са́мый, изря́дно, дю́же, зело́, о́чень, весьма́, тот са́мыйRussian
- अति-Sanskrit
- вр̏ло, vȑloSerbo-Croatian
- හරි, හුඟක්Sinhala, Sinhalese
- veľmi, mnohoSlovak
- zelóSlovene
- shumëAlbanian
- sann, allra, mycket, väldigtSwedish
- மிகவும்Tamil
- చాలాTelugu
- бисёрTajik
- มาก, แสนThai
- öränTurkmen
- talagang, sobrang, talaga, sobraTagalog
- çokTurkish
- бикTatar
- بەكUyghur, Uighur
- ду́жеUkrainian
- بہتUrdu
- oʻlgunday, oʻlgunchaUzbek
- rất, lắmVietnamese
- vemoVolapük
- זייערYiddish
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