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ver·y
 very
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- pronunciation:
- ve
ri
- parts of speech:
- adverb, adjective
- features:
- Note, Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
If something is funny, it makes you laugh, but when something is very funny, it makes you laugh a lot. If you are hungry, you can probably wait a little while to eat something. If you are very hungry, your want to eat something right now. When you say the word "very," it makes your meaning stronger.
When it's very cold outside, I have to wear my warmest jacket.Antonio was happy when he got a baseball cap for his birthday, but he was very happy when he got tickets for the championship.
- synonyms:
- especially, extremely, quite, so, terribly
- antonyms:
- slightly
- similar words:
- most
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes "very" means "exactly" or "completely." Using "very" brings special attention to the word that comes after it.
My grandmother wears the very same sweater every time I see her.Mr. Hillis wore his very best suit to the job interview.Every year on their wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. King go to the very same restaurant and sit at the very same table where they got engaged.Anna got stuck on the very first question on the test. Finally, she had to skip it. |
| related words: |
all, far, full |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
verier, veriest |
| definition 1: |
"Very" sometimes means "exact." If your mom got you the very thing you wanted for your birthday, she got you the exact thing that you wanted.
Elena's mom said that a big bowl of chicken soup was the very thing that she needed for her sore throat.- synonyms:
- absolute, exact, precise
- similar words:
- ideal, particular, specific
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| definition 2: |
If something is on the very top of another thing, it is at the highest point of the top. If something is on the very bottom of something, it is at the lowest point of the bottom.
These strange fish live at the very bottom of the ocean.Amber stood at the very edge of the pool, but she was afraid to jump in.There is a flag at the very top of the mountain.Tyler made a big mistake and had to start again from the very beginning.You don't find out what happens until the very end of the movie.- synonyms:
- extreme
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| definition 3: |
Sometimes "very" mean "the exact same." If a certain desk is the very desk you sat at when you were in first grade, then it is the exact same desk you sat at. It probably looks really small to you!
It's not a fake! This is the very car that they used in the movie.This is the very spot where the accident happened.- synonyms:
- identical, same
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very, so, or too?
Very is used to express a high degree of some quality. So can be used to express a high degree of some quality when you use it with strong emotion. So does not express a high degree by itself. We use too when there is something that cannot or does not happen because of the degree of some quality. Compare: - The soup is very hot.
- The soup is so hot!
- The soup is too hot to eat.
Are you looking for the word vary (to change or be different)? Some people say the words very and vary in exactly the same way, but these two words have different meanings.
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