ver·y (v r  )adv. 1. In a high degree; extremely: very happy; very much admired. 2. Truly; absolutely: the very best advice; attended the very same schools. 3. Very Used in titles: the Very Reverend Jane Smith. adj. ver·i·er, ver·i·est 1. Complete; absolute: at the very end of his career; the very opposite. 2. Being the same one; identical: the very question she asked yesterday. 3. Being particularly suitable or appropriate: the very item needed to increase sales. 4. Being precisely as stated: the very center of town. 5. Mere: The very thought is frightening. 6. Actual: caught in the very act of stealing. 7. Genuine; true: "Like very sanctity, she did approach" (Shakespeare). [Middle English verrai, from Old French verai, true, from Vulgar Latin *v r cus, from Latin vrx, vrc-, truthful, from vrus, true; see wr -o- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: In general, very is not used alone to modify a past participle. Thus we may say of a book, for example, that it has been very much praised, very much criticized, very much applauded, and so on, but not that it has been very praised, very criticized, or very applauded. However, when past participle forms are used as adjectives, modification by a bare very, or by analogous adverbs such as quite, is acceptable: there can be no objection to phrases such as a very creased handkerchief, a very celebrated singer, or a very polished performance. In some cases there is disagreement as to whether a particular participle can be properly used as an adjective: over the years objections have been raised to very immediately preceding delighted, interested, annoyed, pleased, disappointed, and irritated. All these words are now well established as adjectives, as indicated by the fact that they can be used attributively (a delighted audience, a pleased look, a disappointed young man) as well as by other syntactic criteria. But the status of other participles is still in flux. Some speakers accept phrases such as very appreciated, very astonished, or very heartened, while others prefer alternatives using very much. What is more, some participles allow treatment as adjectives in one sense but not another: one may speak of a very inflated reputation, for example, but not, ordinarily, of a very inflated balloon. As a result, there is no sure way to tell which participles may be modified by a bare very  syntactic tests such as the use of the participle as an attributive adjective will themselves yield different judgments for different speakersand writers must trust their ears. When in doubt, the use of very much is generally the safer alternative. |
very
Adverb
used to add emphasis to adjectives and adverbs that are able to be graded: I'm very happy, he'll be home very soon
Adjective
used with nouns to give emphasis or exaggerated intensity: the very end of his visit, the very thing I need [Old French verai true]
USAGE: In strict usage adverbs of degree such as very, too, quite, really, and extremely are used only to qualify adjectives: he is very happy; she is too sad. By this rule, these words should not be used to qualify past participles that follow the verb to be, since they would then be technically qualifying verbs. With the exception of certain participles, such as tired or disappointed, that have come to be regarded as adjectives, all other past participles are qualified by adverbs such as much, greatly, seriously, or excessively: he has been much (not very) inconvenienced; she has been excessively (not too) criticized.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | very - precisely as stated; "the very center of town" precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
| 2. | very - 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" same - same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street" | |
| Adv. | 1. | very - 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. | very - precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite" |
very
adverb 1. extremely, highly, greatly, really, deeply, particularly, seriously (informal) truly, absolutely, terribly, remarkably, unusually, jolly Brit. wonderfully, profoundly, decidedly, awfully (informal) acutely, exceedingly, excessively, noticeably, eminently, superlatively, uncommonly, surpassingly
3. ideal, perfect, right, fitting, appropriate, suitable, spot on Brit. (informal) apt, just the job Brit. (informal)
USAGE In strict usage, adverbs of degree such as very, too, quite, really, and extremely are used only to qualify adjectives: he is very happy; she is too sad. By this rule, these words should not be used to qualify past participles that follow the verb to be, since they would then be technically qualifying verbs. With the exception of certain participles, such as tired or disappointed, that have come to be regarded as adjectives, all other past participles are qualified by adverbs such as much, greatly, seriously, or excessively: he has been much (not very) inconvenienced; she has been excessively (not too) criticized.
Translations
very [ˈvɛrɪ] adv → muy
the very last → el último (de todos);
at the very least → al menos;
very much → muchísimo;
very high frequency (RADIO) → frecuencia muy alta;
very [ˈvɛrɪ] adv → sehr
the very last → der/die/das Allerletzte;
at the very least → allerwenigstens;
(like, hope) → sehr;
the very thought (of it) alarms me → der bloße Gedanke (daran) beunruhigt mich;
adv very [ˈveri]
1 to a great degree He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well. baie جِدا много moc meget; særlig sehr πολύ muy väga, eriti بسیار hyvin, oikein très מְאוֹד अत्यंत vrlo, jako nagyon sangat mjög molto 非常に 매우, 몹시 labai ļoti sangat heel, zeer meget, svært bardzo muito foarte очень veľmi zelo veoma mycket, riktigt, [] särdeles อย่างมากมาย çok, pek 很 дуже, сильно بہت rất, lắm, hết sức 很
2 absolutely; in the highest degree The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own. absoluut أوَّل най úplně aller-; helt aller-, ganz εντελώς de todo; enteramente, completamente täiesti کاملاً؛ برای تاکید بکار می رود aivan tout; de loin מַמָש बहुत, अत्यधिक potpuno, apsolutno a leg ...bb, csakis (vkié) mutlak algerlega; allra proprio; solo まさに 단연, 정말로 svarbiausia pats... paling aller{#169}, helemaal aller- całkiem mesmo chiar самый первый; только úplne povsem skroz allra, helt เหมือนกัน kesinlikle 最(大程度的) вживається для підсилення; підкреслює належність بالکل một cách chính xác 最（大程度的）
adj
1 exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened. presies بالضَّبْط точно pravý, přesně ten netop genau ακριβώς justo, exacto just see(sama) همان؛ درست juuri se même בְּדִיוּק ठीक točno pont(osan) ő, pont ez az tepat samur, einmitt sá sem stesso; esatto まさにその 바로 그 kaip tik tas īstais; tieši tas -nya precies akkurat den/de (osv.)/da; i samme... ten właśnie exacto tocmai, exact тот самый pravý, presný prav tisti baš just, samma แท้จริง tam, ta kendisi 正是...的 самий, той самий بالکل وہي chính, thực sự, đúng là như vậy 正是...的
2 extreme at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree. uiterste طَرَف самият samý aller-; helt äußerst άκρη άκρη, πάνω πάνω κτλ. del todo täiesti نهایت aivan tout (à) בְּיוֹתֵר उसी na samom kraju a leg ... (pl. a nap legvégén) paling alveg; sem er hæstur/efstur esatto まさに 앞[]끝의, 극단의 pats pats betul-betul helemaal på tampen, aller øverst/ytterst (osv.) sam extremo chiar (la/în) самый samý čisto sam alldeles [], allra เฉพาะ ta, en 非常的 самий آخري tột cùng, tận, chính 非常的
3 used for emphasis in other ways The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick. sélf تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّوْكيد بِمَعنى: وَحْدَه дори pouhý blot bloß (και) μόνο sólo, mero vaid برای تاکید بکار می رود pelkkä seul רַק वही, यही sam már maga a ... hanya það eitt; uppástungan ein (nægir til að) solo ～ですらも 단지 ...만이라도 jau vien, pats pats; tikai (not translated) ... al, zelfs bare (tanken på) sam simples doar сам по себе;даже číry, samotný že sam sam blotta [], raka [] แท้จริง sadece yalnız, bile (用於加強語氣) самий, навіть وہي thực sự, riêng （用于加强语气）
very well
used to express (reluctant) agreement to a request etc Please be home before midnight.' `Very well.' goed, reg so حَسنٌ جِدا: تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعبير عن مُوافَقَه فيها تَرَدُّد съгласен съм tak dobře; výborně okay wenn es sein muß πολύ καλά, εντάξει vale, está claro hea küll, olgu باشه؛ چشم olkoon menneeksi très bien בְּסֶדֶר बहुत अच्छा, ठीक है vrlo dobro jó!, rendben van! setuju gott og vel molto bene, (d'accordo) まあいゝよ 응, 알았다; 좋아 gerai, jau gerai, klausau labi; piekrītu baiklah goed dan greit, ja vel no dobrze certo! foarte bine ладно;так и быть tak dobre v redu dobro nåväl, låt gå เฉพาะ tamam, pekâlâ, baş üstüne 好吧 приходиться погодитися; куди ж діватися بہت اچھا hay đấy 好吧
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