Search
Select the dictionary language
very
01
to a great extent or degree
Grammatical Information
incomparable
adverbs of degree
Examples
I find the math problems very difficult.
02
with emphasis on exactness or identity
Examples
She is the very best athlete on the team.
very
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
Examples
It was the very book I had been searching for, with the red cover and torn pages.
02
without anything beyond what is mentioned
Examples
The very idea of quitting scared him.
