very

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛɹi/
/ˈvɛɹi/
Adjective
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

True, real, actual.

Example Sentences
  • He tried his very best.
2 Definition

The same; identical.

Example Sentences
  • He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.
3 Definition

With limiting effect: mere.

Adverb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To a great extent or degree.

Synonyms
drastically extremely greatly
Example Sentences
  • Not very many (of them) had been damaged.
2 Definition

Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.

Synonyms
actually authentically truly
3 Definition

(with superlatives) Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.

Example Sentences
  • He was the very best runner there.