English Explanatory Dictionary

very

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. To a great extent or degree.
  2. Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
  3. Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.
adj
  1. True, real, actual.
  2. The same; identical.
  3. With limiting effect: mere.
name
  1. A surname, variant of Verey.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɛɹi/ En-uk-very.ogg En-us-ne-very.ogg en-us-very.ogg

Word forms

very verier veriest

Etymology

From Middle English verray, from Old French verai (“true”), from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Classical Latin vērāx, derived from vērus, from Proto-Italic *wēros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. Distantly cognate with the Old English wǣr (“true”). Over time displaced the use of a number of Germanic words or prefixes to convey the sense 'very' such as fele, full-, mægen, sore, sin-, swith, (partially) wel.

Synonyms

above a bit absolutely sorely abundantly all too but good completely damn eminently ever so exceedingly excessively extremely flipping freaking fucking greatly highly in spades jolly main mightily murrain passing positively pretty quite really right simply somewhat sore specially strongly swith truly vastly very very much way way too wicked wickedly actually authentically selfsame ilk bare simple only alone just mere

Antonyms

almost mostly slightly

Related words

degree quantity Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 31. Greatness

Derived words

all very well at very least fuck you very much how very dare you my very easy method just speeds up naming planets my very educated mother just served us nachos my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins my very educated mother just served us noodles my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas spank you very much thank ye so very much thank you very much very good very high frequency very important person very large crude carrier very-large-scale very large scale integration very-large-scale integration very less very light very-light very like a whale very-long-baseline interferometry very long-chain very-long-chain very low mass star very much Very Reverend very special episode very well very yes at the very least at the very most for very shame's sake in very deed the very idea the very thing under one's very eyes under one's very nose very same Very pistol
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