Definitions for very

Definitions for (adj) very

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


Definitions for (adv) very

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


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