very
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈvɛrɪ/, SAMPA: /"vEr\ɪ/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈvɛri/, SAMPA: /"vEr\i/
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Adverb
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- Much; quite. Using very makes the adjective or adverb stronger.
- Synonyms: quite, extremely, incredibly, awfully, exceptionally, exceedingly, especially, dreadfully, extraordinarily, enormously, fantastically, vastly, tremendously, really, particularly, truly, terrifically, terribly, completely, entirely, totally, utterly, absolutely, fully and wholly
- Antonyms: somewhat, slightly, vaguely, faintly, little, some, not at all, partly, barely, weakly, imperceptibly, indistinctly and not very
- He was very young.
Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- Actual, same.
- Antonyms: different and not identical
- It was the very boy who helped me.
- Exact.
- This man is the very one for the job.