very
B2Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈveri/US /ˈveri/
Meaning
adjective
used to emphasize that you are talking about a particular thing or person and not about another
“He might be phoning her at this very moment.”
adverb
used before adjectives, adverbs and determiners to mean ‘in a high degree’ or ‘extremely’
“Very few people know that.”
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