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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | very | Precisely as stated |
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| 2 | very, identical, one and the same, selfsame | The exact same one | |
| 3 | very | Used to give emphasis to the relevance of the thing modified | |
| 4 | very | Used to give emphasis | |
| ADVERB | 1 | very, really, real, rattling | Used as intensifiers |
| 2 | very | Precisely so |
| Sounds | veh'riy |
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| Rhymes | accusatory, actuary, adversary, and 422 more rhymes in riy at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Precisely as stated. |
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| Examples | "the very center of town" |
| Similar to | precise |
| Meaning | The exact same one. Not any other:. |
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| Examples | "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" |
| Synonyms | identical, one and the same, selfsame |
| Similar to | same |
| Meaning | Used to give emphasis to the relevance of the thing modified. |
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| Examples | "his very name struck terror"; "caught in the very act" |
| Similar to | actual, existent |
| Meaning | Used to give emphasis. |
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| Examples | "the very essence of artistic expression is invention"- Irving R. Kaufman; "the very back of the room" |
| Similar to | absolute |
| Meaning | Used as intensifiers. `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'. `rattling' is informal. |
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| Examples | "she was very gifted"; "he played very well" |
| Synonyms | really, real, rattling |
| Meaning | Precisely so. |
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| Examples | "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite" |