Very
adverb
Used to emphasize the degree or extent of something.
The water was very hot.
Often appears as...
- very large
- very good
adverb
Used to indicate exactness or uniqueness.
That is the very thing I need.
Often appears as...
- very thing
- very one
adjective
True, real, or actual.
This is the very truth.
Often appears as...
- very truth
- very essence
Usage tips
Approving
adverb
Used to emphasize the degree or extent of something.
The water was very hot.
Often appears as...
- very large
- very good
adverb
Used to indicate exactness or uniqueness.
That is the very thing I need.
Often appears as...
- very thing
- very one
adjective
True, real, or actual.
This is the very truth.
Often appears as...
- very truth
- very essence
Usage tips
Approving
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Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Amplifier
Use 'very' to intensify adjectives and adverbs, making them stronger.
She sings very beautifully.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Combinations
Learn phrases where 'very' is commonly used to sound more natural.
I'm very much aware of the risks.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Double Intensifiers
Don't pair 'very' with another intensifier like 'so' or 'too'.
The test was very difficult, not so very difficult.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Amplifier
Use 'very' to intensify adjectives and adverbs, making them stronger.
She sings very beautifully.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Combinations
Learn phrases where 'very' is commonly used to sound more natural.
I'm very much aware of the risks.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Double Intensifiers
Don't pair 'very' with another intensifier like 'so' or 'too'.
The test was very difficult, not so very difficult.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Amplifier
Use 'very' to intensify adjectives and adverbs, making them stronger.
She sings very beautifully.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Combinations
Learn phrases where 'very' is commonly used to sound more natural.
I'm very much aware of the risks.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Double Intensifiers
Don't pair 'very' with another intensifier like 'so' or 'too'.
The test was very difficult, not so very difficult.
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Questions No One Knows...
if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you. In one such universe, you'd graduate with honors and marry the person of your dreams, and in another, not so much.
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What is depression? -...
it takes the average person suffering with a mental illness over ten years to ask for help. But there are very effective treatments. Medications and therapy complement each other to boost brain chemicals. In extreme cases, electroconvulsive therapy, which is like a controlled seizure in the patient's brain,
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The psychology of...
Many do it for very positive reasons, like reaching their full potential, or helping make people's lives better. But narcissistic individuals seek power for the status and attention that goes with it. Meanwhile, vulnerable narcissists can be quiet and reserved. They have a strong sense of entitlement,
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The five major world...
we get good karma, which sends our soul upward in the social scale. Our rebirth into the next life is thus determined by what we do in this one. The wheel of rebirths is called samsara. It's possible for a very holy person to lead a life with enough good karma to escape the wheel.
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
I mean, I work out almost every day. And has that helped you with injuries at all? I think so. And have you had bad injuries from crashes? That means you're a very, very good driver. Well-- It's like, you know-- You read-- Never fight a man who doesn't have a scratch on him.
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Cubs Meet Adult Tiger...
Tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way. These guys are very inquisitive, so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that. Now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back. He's getting down low.
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The psychological weight...
doctors will work very very hard to try to prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life or kill you so i knew that this was not going to work for me i was a hard hard-charging taipei global
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Rethinking infidelity...
desire to feel important. And the very structure of an affair, the fact that you can never have your lover, keeps you wanting. That in itself is a desire machine, because the incompleteness, the ambiguity,
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10 TOP Natural History...
admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the other birds he hears around him such as the kookaburra it's a very convincing impersonation
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Parenthood Is Tough For...
this miniature world has it's very own miniature squirrel sized monkey a golden
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Questions No One Knows...
if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you. In one such universe, you'd graduate with honors and marry the person of your dreams, and in another, not so much.
Video examples
What is depression? -...
it takes the average person suffering with a mental illness over ten years to ask for help. But there are very effective treatments. Medications and therapy complement each other to boost brain chemicals. In extreme cases, electroconvulsive therapy, which is like a controlled seizure in the patient's brain,
Video examples
The psychology of...
Many do it for very positive reasons, like reaching their full potential, or helping make people's lives better. But narcissistic individuals seek power for the status and attention that goes with it. Meanwhile, vulnerable narcissists can be quiet and reserved. They have a strong sense of entitlement,
Video examples
The five major world...
we get good karma, which sends our soul upward in the social scale. Our rebirth into the next life is thus determined by what we do in this one. The wheel of rebirths is called samsara. It's possible for a very holy person to lead a life with enough good karma to escape the wheel.
Video examples
Danica Patrick Eats a...
I mean, I work out almost every day. And has that helped you with injuries at all? I think so. And have you had bad injuries from crashes? That means you're a very, very good driver. Well-- It's like, you know-- You read-- Never fight a man who doesn't have a scratch on him.
Video examples
Cubs Meet Adult Tiger...
Tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way. These guys are very inquisitive, so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that. Now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back. He's getting down low.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
doctors will work very very hard to try to prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life or kill you so i knew that this was not going to work for me i was a hard hard-charging taipei global
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
desire to feel important. And the very structure of an affair, the fact that you can never have your lover, keeps you wanting. That in itself is a desire machine, because the incompleteness, the ambiguity,
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the other birds he hears around him such as the kookaburra it's a very convincing impersonation
Video examples
Parenthood Is Tough For...
this miniature world has it's very own miniature squirrel sized monkey a golden
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
Life doesn't offer you promises whatsoever so it's very easy to become, 'Whatever happened to... ?' It's great to be wanted. I spent a few years not being wanted and this is better.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
Actors are actually very supportive of each other.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
My work and my family are very important to me.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
I think that I've had a very strange life.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
Quote examples
Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create.
Quote examples
Morgan Freeman
American Actor
Life doesn't offer you promises whatsoever so it's very easy to become, 'Whatever happened to... ?' It's great to be wanted. I spent a few years not being wanted and this is better.
Quote examples
Theodore Roosevelt
American President
I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
Quote examples
Warren Buffett
American Businessman
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.
Quote examples
Winston Churchill
British Statesman
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
Quote examples
Alan Rickman
British Actor
Actors are actually very supportive of each other.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
My work and my family are very important to me.
Quote examples
J. K. Rowling
English Author
I think that I've had a very strange life.
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