Very

a.	1.	True; real; actual; veritable. Whether thou be my very son Esau or not. - Gen. xxvii. 21. He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. - Prov. xvii. 9. The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness. - Milton. I looked on the consideration of public service or public ornament to be real and very justice. - Burke. Very Reverend See the Note under Reverend.
adv.	1.	In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sun; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.

Adj.	1.	very - precisely as stated; "the very center of town"
	2.	very - being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" Synonyms: one and the same, selfsame, identical
	3.	very - used to give emphasis to the relevance of the thing modified; "his very name struck terror"; "caught in the very act"
	4.	very - used to give emphasis; "the very essence of artistic expression is invention"- Irving R. Kaufman; "the very back of the room"
Adv.	1.	very - used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" Synonyms: rattling, real, really
	2.	very - precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"

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