Very

What do we mean by very?

In a high degree; extremely. adverb

Truly; absolutely. adverb

Used in titles. adverb

Complete; absolute. adjective

Being the same; identical. adjective

Being particularly suitable or appropriate. adjective

Used to emphasize the importance of what is specified. adjective

Being nothing more than what is specified; mere. adjective

Genuine; true. adjective

True; real; actual; veritable: now used chiefly in an intensive sense, or to emphasize the identity of a thing mentioned with that which was in mind: as, to destroy his very life; that is the very thing that was lost: in the latter use, often with same: as, the very same fault.

Very is occasionally used in the comparative degree, and more frequently in the superlative.

Truly; actually.

In a high degree; to a great extent; extremely; exceedingly.

True; real; actual; veritable. adjective

See the Note under Reverend. adjective

In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely. adverb

True, real, actual adjective

The same; identical. adjective

With limiting effect: mere. adjective

To a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly adverb

True, real, actual.

The same; identical.

With limiting effect: mere.

Words that are spelled similarly to very:
very.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word very:
difficult, rare, thin, rarely, little, expensive, low, interesting, similar.

Words that rhyme with very:
dictionary, cherry, arbitrary, contemporary, ancillary, wary, itinerary, stationary, fiduciary, proprietary, carry, necessary, library, corollary, stationery, preliminary, contrary, extraordinary, sanctuary, mary, tertiary, primary, berry, vary, secretary, adversary, blueberry, ordinary, subsidiary, sedentary, estuary, scary, vocabulary, culinary, apothecary, fairy, tarry, cemetery, bury, temporary, beneficiary, monetary, salutary, dairy, harry, mercenary, literary, discretionary, solitary, pecuniary, aerie, merry, obituary, legendary, visionary, unitary, confectionery, prairie, parry, marry, lapidary, commentary, airy, emissary, unnecessary, seminary, luminary, canary, raspberry, nary, revolutionary, february, barre, military, tributary, ferry, strawberry, arie, eyrie, secondary, mulberry, gooseberry, reactionary, customary, imaginary, confectionary, missionary, epistolary, huckleberry, hereditary, capillary, judiciary, ary, hairy, veterinary, monastery, sanitary, pulmonary, dysentery, january.

Adjectives that are often used to describe very:
terminal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective very:
nature, beginning, moment, day, existence, fact, kind, end, heart, essence, reason, thing, idea, name, act, night, words, outset, soul, top, presence, eyes, foundation, spot, point, notion, purpose, core, edge, start, foundations, word, basis, centre, morning, center, concept, bottom, evening, truth, air, thought, reverse, spirit, being, definition, possibility, hour, sight, survival, midst, instant, success, depths, root, principle, title, image, meaning, roots, afternoon, substance, names, ground, qualities, threshold, fabric, walls, patient, inception, circumstance, conception, lives, brink, gates, door, beginnings, antithesis.

Consonant match to very:
vary, vera, vara, vari, vero, varro, vairy, vora, verry, varo, viera, viray, vierra, verri, v ray, v re, ve re, veer a, veira, vera a, vere a, vere e.

Words that sound like very:
very, vary, verry, varie, veri, vairy, viri, veery, vera, vero, vari, varo, verra, viera, vira, veera, viro, vierra, varied, varies, vry, verdi, vara, vora, varia, venery, averi, vair, viray, verre, verr, vajra, varro, verrier, verrill, vri, varier, fairy, cherry, wary, ferry, faerie, chery, cherrie, wery, faery, fairie, wherry, ferri, ceri, ferrie, fairey, cherri, wari, feri, ferie, veer, vere, veered, vir, veres, veers, vereen, vickery, vireo, vicary, viers, virii, vickrey, viguerie, vitre, vitry, varve, cheery, valerie, var, valery, vagary, vare, vai, avera, fieri, giri, vallery, valorie, vares, avere, vapory, vahe, vaart, avari, varen, vaar, vahey, aveiro, v.i, varde, v e, chiri, avowry.