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Definitions for Very

[1] in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
[2] (used as an intensive emphasizing superlatives or stressing identity or oppositeness): the very best thing; in the very same place as before.
[3] precise; particular: That is the very item we want.
[4] mere: The very thought of it is distressing.
[5] sheer; utter: He wept from the very joy of knowing he was safe.
[6] actual: He was caught in the very act of stealing.
[7] being such in the true or fullest sense of the term; extreme: the very heart of the matter.
[8] true; genuine; worthy of being called such: the very God; a very fool.
[9] rightful or legitimate.
[10] (intensifier) used to add emphasis to adjectives that are able to be graded very good ; very tall
[11] (intensifier) used with nouns preceded by a definite article or possessive determiner, in order to give emphasis to the significance, appropriateness or relevance of a noun in a particular context, or to give exaggerated intensity to certain nouns the very man I want to see ; his very name struck terror ; the very back of the room
[12] (intensifier) used in metaphors to emphasize the applicability of the image to the situation described he was a very lion in the fight
[13] archaic real or true; genuine the very living God lawful the very vengeance of the gods

Words related to Very

decidedly, particularly, absolutely, awfully, profoundly, excessively, remarkably, certainly, deeply, wonderfully, pretty, incredibly, eminently, uncommonly, truly, highly, extremely, extraordinarily, terribly, exceedingly

Words nearby Very

vervain, verve, vervelle, vervet, verwoerd, very, very high frequency, very large array, very large crude carrier, very large scale integration, very large-scale integration

Origin of Very

1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French verai (French vrai ) < Vulgar Latin *vērācus, for Latin vērāx truthful, equivalent to vēr(us ) true (cognate with Old English wǣr, German wahr true, correct) + -āx adj. suffix

Words that may be confused with Very

much, very, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Word origin for Very

C13: from Old French verai true, from Latin vērax true, from vērus true

Synonyms for Very

actual, appropriate, authentic, bare, bona fide, correct, especial, express, genuine, ideal, identical, indubitable, mere, model, perfect, plain, precise, pure, right, same, selfsame, sheer, simple, special, sure-enough, true, undoubted, unqualified, unquestionable, veritable, very same