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Commonvery
The correct spelling is very.
How to pronounce very
/ˈvɛɹi/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈvɛɹi/
Say it like: Ver-ee
The correct spelling is very. True, real, actual. For example: "He tried his very best."
Usage Examples
“He tried his very best.”
“He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.”
“Not very many (of them) had been damaged.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.True, real, actual.
- 2.The same; identical.
- 3.With limiting effect: mere.
adverb
- 1.To a great extent or degree.
- 2.Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
- 3.(with superlatives) Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.
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