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Very has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
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"

3

True, real, actual.

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"

3

To a great extent or degree.

Example Sentences
"the very center of town" adjective
"this is the identical room we stayed in before" adjective
"the themes of his stories are one and the same" adjective
"saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers" adjective
"on this very spot" adjective
"the very thing he said yesterday" adjective
"the very man I want to see" adjective
"she was very gifted" adverb
"he played very well" adverb
"a really enjoyable evening" adverb
Related Terms
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Origin

The word "very" comes from Old French verai, meaning "true." It originally described truthfulness before evolving to mean "extremely."

Rhyming Words
ery aery tery jery eery mery yery query dyery avery onery every veery wiery apery emery peery faery beery leery
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