How to use very in a sentence (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. Attended the very same schools The very reverend jane smith.
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 Adds emphasis to adjectives or adverbs to show high degree Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words Discover expressions like under one's very eyes, very much like, come very close to. 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) (definition of very from the cambridge essential dictionary © cambridge university press)
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