How to use very in a sentence To a great degree extremely used for emphasis before adjectives and adverbs often used in negative statements Used to emphasize the exactness of a description Attended the very same schools The very reverend jane smith. (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely
You use very to give emphasis to a superlative adjective or adverb For example, if you say that something is the very best, you are emphasizing that it is the best. Find 484 different ways to say very, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at thesaurus.com. 'very' is an adverb used to emphasize the degree or intensity of an adjective or another adverb It enhances the meaning of a word, conveying a stronger sense of that quality. Some common synonyms of very are equal, equivalent, identical, same, and selfsame
This is the very house where we stayed (definition of very from the cambridge learner's dictionary © cambridge university press)
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