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1very Listen to audio/ˈveri/ adverb
1 : to a great degree : extremelyused for emphasis before adjectives and adverbs a very hot day very accurate results a very small/large number/amount Very few people attended. It was a very unusual/difficult situation. He talks very slowly. We checked very carefully. She did very well on the test. It was very nice of you to stop by. I'm very pleased to meet you. I'm very sorry. Thank you very much. You're very welcome. Were you surprised? Yes, very. The building is very French. [=it looks like buildings in France] (formal) Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated.often used in negative statements There weren't very many people there. She was never very popular. The food wasn't very good. I didn't like the food very much. Was the food good? Not very. Did you like the food? Not very much. How's your dad? Not very well, I'm afraid. [=my dad is ill] She's not very happy with me right now. [=she's annoyed with me] They weren't very nice (to me). [=they didn't treat me well; they were mean to me]
2used to emphasize the exactness of a description the very best restaurants We left the very next day. I told the very same [=exact same, (US) same exact] story. Mom said I can have my very own room [=a bedroom that I do not have to share] in the new house!
very goodsee 1good
very much so
used to say yes or to say that you agree with something Were you surprised? Yes, very much so.
very well
1 somewhat old-fashionedused to say that you agree with something Very well, then. I'll see you tomorrow. Oh, very well. Do as you please.see also all very well at 2well
2 : reasonably or properly
I can't very well show up at the wedding uninvited. [=it would be improper for me to show up at the wedding uninvited]
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