American English pronunciation
How to pronounce very
IPA transcription: ['vɛɹi]
Hear “very” pronounced
['vɛɹi]
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['vɛɹi]
Quality: 1.00
['vɛɹi]
Quality: 1.00
Adjective
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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”
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precisely as stated
“the very center of town”
Adverb
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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”
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precisely so
“on the very next page”
“he expected the very opposite”
Usage examples
- Each group looks like a very small cabbage.
- The terminus was constantly highly saturated and it had been a very important terminus.
- And it's not love to see everything from a distance, like you do.
- This unit has since been refurbished with the new Southeastern blue livery.
- Pork cutlet is also very tasty, but our religion does not allow us to eat it.
- Almost everyone here speaks Spanish.
- A cost-benefit analysis often dictates which disaster recovery measures are implemented.
- Lacking a skirt, the pads had to remain very close to the running surface.
- I am very sad about what I did.
- International career began with a very prestigious and successful debut at the Wexford Festival.