2very adjective
always used before a noun 1 — used to emphasize that you are talking about one specific thing or part and not another ▪ Those were his very [=exact, precise, actual] words. ▪ There's the very book I was looking for. ▪ the very heart [=the most central part] of the city ▪ the very [=extreme] beginning/end of the story ▪ I knew he was trouble right from the very start. ▪ That's the very [=same] car I saw yesterday. ▪ The President and the Prime Minister are meeting at this very moment. [=right now] ▪ At the very moment the meeting began, the lights went out. = The meeting began, and at that very moment, the lights went out. 2 : not having anything added or extra
▪ The very [=mere] idea/thought of making a speech terrified him. [=just thinking about making a speech terrified him] ▪ You could try to help, at the very least. [=the least you could do is to try to help; you could at least try to help] 3 — used to emphasize that something belongs to or is part of a particular person or thing ▪ He disappeared right before our very eyes! ▪ a room of my very own [=a room I do not have to share] ▪ Dogs are territorial by their very nature.
▪ The very [=mere] idea/thought of making a speech terrified him. [=just thinking about making a speech terrified him] ▪ You could try to help, at the very least. [=the least you could do is to try to help; you could at least try to help]
