LEARNit Dictionary
very
adverb
/ˈveri/
UK
/ˈveri/
US
A1
OPAL
1
A1
used before adjectives, adverbs and determiners to mean ‘in a high degree’ or ‘extremely’
خیلی, بسیار
2
B2
used to emphasize a superlative adjective or before
own
خیلی, بسیار, بسی
They wanted the
very best
quality.
Be there by six
at the very latest
.
At last he had his
very own
car
.
It's the
very worst
time to be trying to sell your house.
3
exactly the same
عیناً, دقیقاً, درست
Mario said the very same thing.
adjective
/ˈveri/
UK
/ˈveri/
US
B2
1
B2
used to emphasize that you are talking about a particular thing or person and not about another
دقیقاً همان, خود, عیناً, همان, عین, خودِ همان
synonym
actual
2
B2
used to emphasize an extreme place or time
خودِ, عیناً, دقیقاً
It happens at the
very beginning
of the book.
Education is at the
very top
of our list of priorities.
at the
very end
of the film
The proposed site is in the very heart of the city.
It was clear from the very start that he was in no mood to compromise.
The news thrilled me to the very core of my being.
3
B2
used to emphasize a noun
عین, درست, همان
The
very nature
of its business is to secretly monitor and profile internet users' habits.
a civil war in which the
very existence
of the nation is in question
The very fact that
the Army is now polling its members on the subject suggests it may be softening its stance.
‘I can't do that!’ she gasped, appalled at
the very idea
.
The
very thought of
drink made him feel sick.
Many readers will scoff at the
very notion
.
The novel captures the
very essence
of life in nineteenth-century France.
synonym
mere