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Very
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- 1 True, real, actual. literary, not-comparable, usually
"The fierce hatred of a very woman."
- 2 The same; identical. not-comparable, usually
"He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met."
- 3 With limiting effect: mere. not-comparable, usually
"The very idea of climbing the ladder brings me out in a sweat. The very idea/thought!"
- 1 precisely as stated wordnet
- 2 being the exact same one; not any other: wordnet
- 1 To a great extent or degree. not-comparable
"That dress is very you."
- 2 Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true. not-comparable
- 3 Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect. not-comparable
"He was the very best runner there."
- 1 used to give emphasis wordnet
- 2 precisely so wordnet
- 1 A surname, variant of Verey.
Etymology
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. Distantly cognate with the Old English wǣr (“true”). Over time displaced the use of a number of Germanic words or prefixes to convey the sense 'very' such as fele, full-, mægen, sore, sin-, swith, (partially) wel.
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. Distantly cognate with the Old English wǣr (“true”). Over time displaced the use of a number of Germanic words or prefixes to convey the sense 'very' such as fele, full-, mægen, sore, sin-, swith, (partially) wel.
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