very — to a high degree; extremely
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: to a high degree; extremely
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈveri/
Korean meaning: 매우, 아주
Korean pronunciation: 베-리 (강세: 베)
Example Sentences
- I'm very hungry because I skipped breakfast to catch the very first bus.
- My cat is very lazy - she sleeps 20 hours a day and still looks tired.
- That's the very moment when I realized I was wearing my shirt inside out all day.
very
ADVERB//ˈveri//
to a high degree; extremely
💡 Concept
A person is very relieved jumping into cool pool water
🎵 Rhyme
Very merry dancing under the cherry tree!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈveri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈveri/
🌳Etymology
Rootvery
Origin
고대 프랑스어 'verai'(진실한)에서 유래되었으며, 라틴어 'verus'(진실)에서 파생된 단어입니다. 원래 '진실한, 실제의'라는 의미에서 점차 강조의 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
berrycherrymerryferry
berry
cherry
merry
ferry
🔗Collocations
very much
very well
very good
very important
very beginning
very first
very own
📝Examples
“I'm very hungry because I skipped breakfast to catch the very first bus.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat is very lazy - she sleeps 20 hours a day and still looks tired.”
😄 Fun example
“That's the very moment when I realized I was wearing my shirt inside out all day.”
“The exam was very difficult, but I studied very hard for it.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
extremelyhighlyreallyquitetruly
Antonyms
slightlybarelyhardly
Related
muchsotooprettyrather
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