very
/ˈvɛɹi/ adjective B2- True, real, actual. · the fierce hatred of a very woman· the very blood and bone of our grammar
- 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.
- With limiting effect: mere. · The very idea of climbing the ladder brings me out in a sweat.· The very idea/thought!
Comparative verier · Superlative veriest
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“You people with hearts,” he said, “have something to guide you, and need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful.
You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
“Because Mercédès is a very fine girl, and fine girls never lack followers; she particularly has them by dozens.”
“That is not very likely; our authority was too good.”
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