Very — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

precisely as stated

being the exact same one; not any other:

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɛɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɛɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɛɹi/.

Examples

the very center of town
this is the identical room we stayed in before
the themes of his stories are one and the same

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

identical real really rattling selfsame

Parts of Speech

adjective	precisely as stated “the very center of town”
adjective	being the exact same one; not any other: “this is the identical room we stayed in before”
adverb	used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal “she was very gifted”
adverb	precisely so “on the very next page”

Word Forms

identity	noun	exact sameness
identicalness	noun	exact sameness
selfsameness	noun	the quality of being identical with itself

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sehr

genau wie angegeben

🇫🇷French

très

exactement comme indiqué

🇪🇸Spanish

muy

precisamente como se indica

🇮🇹Italian

molto

esattamente come affermato

🇳🇱Dutch

erg

precies zoals vermeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

muito

exatamente como foi dito

🇷🇺Russian

очень

именно так, как сказано

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुत

बिल्कुल वैसा ही जैसा कहा गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

খুব

বিবৃত হিসাবে অবিকল

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகவும்

துல்லியமாக கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

చాలా

ఖచ్చితంగా పేర్కొన్న విధంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

खूप

म्हटल्याप्रमाणे तंतोतंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખૂબ

બરાબર જણાવ્યું તેમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಂಬಾ

ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളരെ

കൃത്യമായി പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਤ

ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہت

بالکل جیسا کہ کہا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非常

正如所述

🇯🇵Japanese

とても

まさに記載どおり

🇰🇷Korean

매우

정확하게 말한 대로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rất

chính xác như đã nêu

🇹🇭Thai

มาก

ตรงตามที่ระบุไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat

persis seperti yang dinyatakan

🇵🇭Filipino

napaka

eksakto tulad ng nakasaad

🇲🇾Malay

sangat

tepat seperti yang dinyatakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جداً

بالضبط كما ورد

🇮🇷Persian

بسیار

دقیقا همانطور که گفته شد

🇹🇷Turkish

çok

tam olarak belirtildiği gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאוֹד

בדיוק כפי שנאמר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'very'?

The primary meaning of 'very' is 'precisely as stated'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'very' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'very' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'very' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'very' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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