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. — hectorvk

    ruИталия — очень красивая страна. — paul_lingvo

    deItalien ist ein sehr schönes Land. — MUIRIEL

  2. I'm very glad to see you.

    Дуже радий тебе бачити. — deniko

    ruЯ очень рад тебя видеть. — Arkadeko

    deIch bin sehr froh, dich zu sehen. — jakov

  3. We all miss you very much.

    Ми всі дуже за тобою сумуємо. — deniko

    ruМы все очень по тебе скучаем. — odexed

    deWir vermissen dich alle sehr. — al_ex_an_der

  4. I'm very sorry about the mistake.

    Мені дуже шкода із-за помилки. — deniko

    ruЯ сожалею об этой ошибке. — Balamax

  5. Mary is a very pretty girl.

    Мері - надзвичайно красива дівчина. — sadxaka

    ruМэри — очень красивая девушка. — Hellerick

    deMarie ist ein sehr hübsches Mädchen. — MUIRIEL

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
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