very

ver·y  (vr)

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).

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[Middle English verrai, from Old French verai, true, from Vulgar Latin *vrcus, 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 verysyntactic 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.

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very [ˈvɛrɪ]

adv

(intensifier) used to add emphasis to adjectives that are able to be graded very good very tall

adj (prenominal)

1. (intensifier) used with nouns preceded by a definite article or possessive determiner, in order to give emphasis to the significance, appropriateness or relevance of a noun in a particular context, or to give exaggerated intensity to certain nouns the very man I want to see his very name struck terror the very back of the room

2. (intensifier) used in metaphors to emphasize the applicability of the image to the situation described he was a very lion in the fight

3. Archaic

a.  real or true; genuine the very living God

b.  lawful the very vengeance of the gods

[from Old French verai true, from Latin vērax true, from vērus 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

Thesaurus

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" selfsame, identical 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" rattling, real, really
	2.	very - precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"

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very

adverb

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, v (S.M.S.) I am very grateful to you for all your help.

adjective

1. exact, actual, precise, same, real, express, identical, unqualified, selfsame, v (S.M.S.) Those were his very words to me.

2. ideal, perfect, right, fitting, appropriate, suitable, spot on (Brit. informal), apt, just the job (Brit. informal), v (S.M.S.) the very person we need for the job

3. mere, simple, plain, nothing more than, v (S.M.S.) the very sound of a telephone ringing evoked fear

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 [ˈverɪ]

A. ADV

1. (= extremely) → muy
it is very cold [object] → está muy frío; [weather] → hace mucho frío
the food was very good → la comida estuvo muy buena
"that will be all" - "very good, sir" → -nada más -muy bien, señor
you're not being very helpful → me ayudas bien poco, no me estás siendo de gran ayuda
very high frequency (Rad) (abbr VHF) → frecuencia f muy alta
that's very kind of you → eres muy amable
very much → mucho
"did you enjoy it?" - "very much (so)" → -¿te ha gustado? -sí, mucho
she feels very much better → se encuentra muchísimo mejor
I was very (much) surprised → me sorprendió mucho, para mí fue una gran sorpresa
I didn't like it very much → no me gustó mucho
he very nearly missed the bus → por muy poco pierde el autobús
we don't see each other very often → nos vemos poco, no nos vemos mucho
he's so very poor → es tan pobre
it's not so very difficult → no es tan difícil
very well, I'll do what I can → muy bien or bueno, haré lo que pueda
he couldn't very well refuse → no pudo negarse a hacerlo

2. (= absolutely)
the very best she eats nothing but the very best → sólo come lo mejor de lo mejor
we did our very best → hicimos todo lo que pudimos
at the very earliest → como muy pronto
the very first → el primero de todos
try your very hardest → esfuérzate al máximo
the very last → el último de todos
at the very latest → a más tardar, como muy tarde
at the very least → como mínimo
at the very most → a lo sumo, como mucho, como máximo
that is the very most we can offer → eso es todo lo más que podemos ofrecer
the very next day → precisamente el día siguiente
she was given her very own TV show → le dieron su propio programa de televisión
it's my very own → es el mío
the very same hat → el mismísimo sombrero

3. (alone, in reply to question) → mucho
"are you tired?" - "(yes,) very" → -¿estás cansado? -(sí,)mucho

B. ADJ

1. (= precise) → mismo
the very bishop himself was there → el mismísimo obispo estaba allí
from the very beginning → desde el comienzo mismo
that very day → ese mismo día
in this very house → en esta misma casa
he's the very man we want → es justo el hombre que buscamos
at that very moment → en ese mismo momento
it's the very thing! → ¡es justo lo que necesitamos!
those were his very words → eso fue exactamente lo que dijo

2. (= mere)
the very idea! → ¡qué cosas dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!
the very thought (of it) makes me feel sick → con sólo pensarlo me da náuseas

3. (= extreme)
at the very bottom → abajo del todo
at the very end → justo al final, al final de todo
at the very top → arriba del todo

4. (liter) the veriest rascal → el mayor bribón
the veriest simpleton → el más bobo

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very [ˈvɛri]

adv

(= extremely) → très
He's very tall → Il est très grand.
It's not very interesting → Ce n'est pas très intéressant.
They understand things very quickly → Ils comprennent les choses très vite.
I'm very sorry → Je suis vraiment désolé.
very little pron → très peu; adj → très peu de
They have very little money
very well → très bien
very much adv → beaucoup; adj → beaucoup de
He's very much like my father → Il ressemble beaucoup à mon père.
I like him very much → Je l'aime beaucoup.
There isn't very much water → Il n'y a pas beaucoup d'eau.
very much so (in replies) → énormément

(with superlatives) → tout except with fem adj beginning with a consonant, toute with fem adj beginning with a consonant
the very last → le tout dernier, la toute dernière
at the very least → à tout le moins

(= exactly) → exactement
the very same thing → exactement la même chose
the very same day → exactement le même jour

adj

(= actual) → même after n
Those were his very words → Ce furent ses paroles mêmes.
She died in this very house
BUT Elle est morte ici-même dans cette maison.
in the very house where ... . → dans la maison même où ...

(= mere) → seul(e)
the very thought → la seule pensée
the very though of doing sth → la seule pensée de faire qch
The very thought of it alarms me → Cette seule pensée m'effraie., Je m'effraie à cette seule pensée.

(= extreme) at the very back of sth → tout au fond de qch
at the very top [building, mountain] → tout en haut; [hierarchy, organization] → aux échelons les plus élevés
We still don't have enough women at the very top → Nous n'avons toujours pas assez de femmes aux échelons les plus élevés.
the very end → la toute fin
at the very end → à la toute fin
the very beginning → le tout début
He was wrong from the very beginning → Il avait tort depuis le tout début.

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Very®

adj (Mil) Very light → Leuchtkugel f

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very

adv

(= extremely) → sehr; it’s very well written → es ist sehr gut geschrieben; I’m very sorry → es tut mir sehr leid; that’s not very funny → das ist überhaupt nicht lustig; I’m not very good at maths → ich bin in Mathe nicht besonders gut; it’s very possible → es ist durchaus or (sehr) gut möglich; very probably → höchstwahrscheinlich; he is so very lazy → er ist SO faul; how very odd → wie eigenartig; Very Important Person → prominente Persönlichkeit; very little → sehr wenig; very little milk → ganz or sehr wenig Milch; how well do you know her? — not very → wie gut kennst du sie? — nicht besonders gut

(= absolutely) → aller-; very best quality → allerbeste Qualität; very last → allerletzte(r, s); very first → allererste(r, s); she is the very cleverest in the class → sie ist die Klassenbeste; at the very latest → allerspätestens; this is the very last time I’ll warn you → ich warne dich jetzt zum allerletzten Mal; to do one’s very best → sein Äußerstes tun; this is the very best → das ist das Allerbeste; this is the very most I can offer → das ist mein äußerstes Angebot; at the very most → allerhöchstens; at the very least → allerwenigstens; to be in the very best of health → sich bester Gesundheit erfreuen; they are the very best of friends → sie sind die dicksten Freunde

very much → sehr; thank you very much → vielen Dank; I liked it very much → es hat mir sehr gut gefallen; very much bigger → sehr viel größer; very much respected → sehr angesehen; he is very much the more intelligent → er ist bei Weitem der Intelligentere; he doesn’t work very much → er arbeitet nicht sehr viel; very much so → sehr (sogar)

(for emphasis) he fell ill and died the very same day → er wurde krank und starb noch am selben Tag; he died the very same day as Kennedy → er starb genau am selben Tag wie Kennedy; the very same hat → genau der gleiche Hut; we met again the very next day → wir trafen uns am nächsten or folgenden Tag schon wieder; the very next day he was tragically killed → schon einen Tag später kam er unter tragischen Umständen ums Leben; what he predicted happened the very next week → was er vorhersagte, trat in der Woche darauf tatsächlich ein; my very own car → mein eigenes Auto; a house of your very own → ein eigenes Häuschen

very well, if that’s what you want → nun gut, wenn du das willst; very good, sir → geht in Ordnung, mein Herr, sehr wohl, mein Herr (dated); if you want that, very well, but … → wenn du das willst, in Ordnung or bitte, aber …; I couldn’t very well say no → ich konnte schlecht Nein sagen

adj

(= precise, exact) → genau; that very day/moment → genau an diesem Tag/in diesem Augenblick; in the very middle of the picture → genau in der Mitte des Bildes; this laboratory is the very heart of our factory → dieses Labor ist der Kern unseres Werkes; at the very heart of the organization → direkt im Zentrum der Organisation; on the very spot where … → genau an der Stelle, wo …; those were his very words → genau das waren seine Worte; before my very eyes → direkt vor meinen Augen; you are the very person I want to speak to → mit IHNEN wollte ich sprechen; the very thing/man I need → genau das, was/genau der Mann, den ich brauche; the very thing! → genau das Richtige!; to catch somebody in the very act → jdn auf frischer Tat ertappen

(= extreme) → äußerste(r, s); in the very beginning → ganz am Anfang; at the very end → ganz am Ende; at the very back/front → ganz hinten/vorn(e); go to the very end of the road → gehen Sie die Straße ganz entlang or durch; to the very end of his life → bis an sein Lebensende; in the very depths of his soul → im Tiefsten seines Herzens

(= mere) the very thought of it → allein schon der Gedanke daran, der bloße Gedanke daran; the very idea! → nein, so etwas!

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very [ˈvɛrɪ]

1. adv

a. (extremely) → molto, tanto
very happy → molto felice, felicissimo/a
it's very cold → fa molto freddo
very well → molto bene
very little → molto poco
very much → molto, tanto (stronger) → moltissimo, tantissimo
very much younger → molto più giovane
are you tired? - (yes,) very → sei stanco? - (sì,) tanto
he's so very poor → è poverissimo

b. (absolutely) the very first → il/la primissimo/a, proprio il/la primo/a
the very last → l'ultimissimo/a, proprio l'ultimo/a
the very latest design → l'ultimissimo modello
they are the very best of friends → sono grandissimi amici
to wish sb the very best of luck → augurare a qn ogni fortuna
at the very most → al massimo
at the very least → come minimo, almeno
at the very latest → al più tardi
he won't come until 9 o'clock, at the very earliest → non arriverà prima delle 9, al più presto
the very same hat → lo stesso identico cappello
it's my very own → è proprio mio

2. adj

a. (precise) → stesso/a
that very day → quello stesso giorno
his very words → le sue stesse parole
her very words were ... → le sue parole testuali furono...
he's the very man we want → è proprio l'uomo che cercavamo
the very book which → proprio il libro che
the very thing! → proprio quel che ci vuole!

b. (mere) → solo/a
the very thought (of it) alarms me → il solo pensiero mi spaventa, sono spaventato solo al pensiero
the very idea! → neanche per sogno!

c. (extreme) at the very bottom/top → proprio in fondo/in cima
at the very end → proprio alla fine
to the very end → fino alla fine
in the very depths of the jungle → nel cuore della giungla

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very [ˈvɛrɪ]

1. adv

a. (extremely) → molto, tanto
very happy → molto felice, felicissimo/a
it's very cold → fa molto freddo
very well → molto bene
very little → molto poco
very much → molto, tanto (stronger) → moltissimo, tantissimo
very much younger → molto più giovane
are you tired? - (yes,) very → sei stanco? - (sì,) tanto
he's so very poor → è poverissimo

b. (absolutely) the very first → il/la primissimo/a, proprio il/la primo/a
the very last → l'ultimissimo/a, proprio l'ultimo/a
the very latest design → l'ultimissimo modello
they are the very best of friends → sono grandissimi amici
to wish sb the very best of luck → augurare a qn ogni fortuna
at the very most → al massimo
at the very least → come minimo, almeno
at the very latest → al più tardi
he won't come until 9 o'clock, at the very earliest → non arriverà prima delle 9, al più presto
the very same hat → lo stesso identico cappello
it's my very own → è proprio mio

2. adj

a. (precise) → stesso/a
that very day → quello stesso giorno
his very words → le sue stesse parole
her very words were ... → le sue parole testuali furono...
he's the very man we want → è proprio l'uomo che cercavamo
the very book which → proprio il libro che
the very thing! → proprio quel che ci vuole!

b. (mere) → solo/a
the very thought (of it) alarms me → il solo pensiero mi spaventa, sono spaventato solo al pensiero
the very idea! → neanche per sogno!

c. (extreme) at the very bottom/top → proprio in fondo/in cima
at the very end → proprio alla fine
to the very end → fino alla fine
in the very depths of the jungle → nel cuore della giungla

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very

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 très מְאוֹד अत्यंत vrlo, jako nagyon sangat mjög molto 非常に 매우 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 정말로, 틀림없이 svarbiausia pats... paling aller{#169}, helemaal aller- całkiem mesmo chiar самый первый; только úplne povsem skroz allra, helt เหมือนกัน kesinlikle 絕對地，最大限度 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 même בְּדִיוּק ठीक točno pont(osan) ő, pont ez az tepat samur, einmitt sá sem stesso; esatto まさにその 꼭, 딱 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(那一個) 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 극한의, 맨... 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 最 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 (asioita korostettaessa) seul רַק वही, यही sam már maga a ... hanya það eitt; uppástungan ein (nægir til að) solo ～ですらも 다름아닌, 바로 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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very → جداً velmi meget sehr πολύ muy erittäin très vrlo molto 非常に 대단히 erg svært bardzo muito очень mycket อย่างมาก çok rất 很