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veryto 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

very concept
💡 Concept

A person is very relieved jumping into cool pool water

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very rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Very merry dancing under the cherry tree!

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🎤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.

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🎵Rhyme

berrycherrymerryferry
berry
cherry
merry
ferry

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📝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.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

extremelyhighlyreallyquitetruly

Antonyms

slightlybarelyhardly

Related

muchsotooprettyrather