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very

adjective

precisely as stated; "the very center of town"
Similar: precise
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 ver
Synonyms: identical, one and the same, selfsame Similar: same
used to give emphasis to the relevance of the thing modified; "his very name struck terror"; "caught in the very act"
Similar: actual, existent
used to give emphasis; "the very essence of artistic expression is invention"- Irving R. Kaufman; "the very back of the room"
Similar: absolute

adverb

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
precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"