very

Meaning

Adj

1. (literary, not-comparable, usually) True, real, actual.
2. (not-comparable, usually) The same; identical.
3. (not-comparable, usually) With limiting effect: mere.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) To a great extent or degree.
2. (not-comparable) Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
3. (not-comparable) Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.

Synonyms

extremely

quite

really

much

exceedingly

very much

greatly

too

a lot

excessively

highly

rather

awfully

truly

most

completely

utterly

terribly

many

considerably

fairly

real

extreme

just

hard

right

well

too much

so

indeed

especially

particularly

such

intensely

great

large

true

precisely

pretty

exactly

mighty

plenty

even

jolly

somewhat

identical

fully

full

immensely

sorely

Translations

très

sehr

muy

molto

erg

mucho

heel

zeer

assai

πολύ

muito

çok

ganz

extrêmement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: verray

Cognate with Old English: wǣr#Adjective_2

In summary

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.

Sentences

It was a very warm october.

She has always been very kind and friendly to everyone , even strangers .

However , the cat is very rare now even in the national park .

Unfortunately the trip never took place and the season was ended very quietly .

If not true , it is very ingenious .

The show was a flop from the very start .