Main entry: very
Definition: precisely as stated
Usage: the very center of town
Main entry: very, identical, selfsame
Definition: being the exact same one; not any other:
Usage: 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
Main entry: rattling, real, really, very
Definition: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
Usage: she was very gifted; he played very well; a really enjoyable evening; I'm real sorry about it; a rattling good yarn
Main entry: very
Definition: precisely so
Usage: on the very next page; he expected the very opposite