The meaning of VERY is to a high degree : exceedingly. How to use very in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Very.

You use very to give emphasis to a superlative adjective or adverb. For example, if you say that something is the very best, you are emphasizing that it is the best.

This word is sometimes used to show the speaker's intense feeling, or to emphasize or stress something, esp. something superlative or to stress identity or oppositeness: the very best …

This is the very house where we stayed. (Definition of very from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

16 hours ago · Very is commonly intensified by reduplication, as in, for example, very, very important person. When used in their senses as degree adverbs, "very" and "too" never …

1. In a high degree; extremely: very happy; very much admired. 2. Truly; absolutely: the very best advice; attended the very same schools. 3. Very Used in titles: the Very Reverend Jane Smith.

'Very' is an adverb used to emphasize the degree or intensity of an adjective or another adverb. It enhances the meaning of a word, conveying a stronger sense of that quality.