very
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- precisely as stated
- "the very center of town"
- being the exact same one; not any other:
- "on this very spot"
- "the very thing he said yesterday"
- "the very man I want to see"
Adverb
- used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
- "she was very gifted"
- "he played very well"
- precisely so
- "on the very next page"
- "he expected the very opposite"
Adj
- True, real, actual.
- The same; identical.
- With limiting effect: mere.
Adv
- To a great extent or degree.
- Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
- Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English verray, from Old French verai (“true”), from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Classical Latin vērāx, derived from vērus, from Proto-Italic *wēros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.
Distantly cognate with the Old English wǣr (“true”). Over time displaced the use of a number of Germanic words or prefixes to convey the sense 'very' such as fele, full-, mægen, sore, sin-, swith, (partially) wel.
Synonyms
absolutely, abundantly, actually, all too, authentically, but good, completely, eminently, ever so, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, greatly, highly, identical, ilk, in spades, main, mightily, murrain, passing, positively, pretty, quite, rattling, real, really, right, selfsame, simply, sore, specially, strongly, swith, truly, vastly, very, very much, way, way too, wicked
Scrabble Score: 10
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