Meaning

3 senses
  1. (literary, not comparable, usually)True, real, actual.

    the fierce hatred of a very woman

    the very blood and bone of our grammar

    aller-

  2. (not comparable, usually)The same; identical.

    He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.

    That's the very tool that I need.

    derselbe

    са́мыйsámyj, тот са́мыйtot sámyj

    being the exact same one; not any other:

  3. (not comparable, usually)With limiting effect: mere.

    The very idea of climbing the ladder brings me out in a sweat.

    The very idea/thought!

    alleinig

Examples

34549 sentences
  1. Italy is a very beautiful country.

    Італія - дуже гарна країна.

    ruИталия — очень красивая страна.

    deItalien ist ein sehr schönes Land.

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  2. I'm very glad to see you.

    Дуже радий тебе бачити.

    ruЯ очень рад тебя видеть.

    deIch bin sehr froh, dich zu sehen.

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  3. We all miss you very much.

    Ми всі дуже за тобою сумуємо.

    ruМы все очень по тебе скучаем.

    deWir vermissen dich alle sehr.

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  4. I'm very sorry about the mistake.

    Мені дуже шкода із-за помилки.

    ruЯ сожалею об этой ошибке.

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  5. Mary is a very pretty girl.

    Мері - надзвичайно красива дівчина.

    ruМэри — очень красивая девушка.

    deMarie ist ein sehr hübsches Mädchen.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the same; identical:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
true, real, actual:
the same; identical:
with limiting effect: mere:

Origin

From Middle English verray, from Old French verai (“true”), from Early Medieval Latin vērā

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.

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Forms

verier, veriest
Comparativeverier Lesson
Superlativeveriest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedvery same

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
very — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto