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ver·y [ vérree ] CORE MEANING: an adverb that is used in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize their meaning
  That is a very, very strong argument.
Let me very briefly give you some examples. |
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1. adverb gives emphasis: used to give emphasis to adjectives or adverbs that can be graded
I think buying a dog is something we want to be very careful about.
Someone had copied her style very accurately.
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2. adjective extreme: indicates an extreme position or extreme point in time
They moved to the very back of the set, smiling at the technicians.
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3. adjective right: exactly the right or appropriate person or thing, or exactly the same person or thing
Hello! The very person I wanted to see!
He died this very day in 1986.
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4. adjective emphasizes importance: used before nouns to emphasize seriousness or importance
An event like this can't help but shake the boxing world to its very foundation.
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| [13th century. Via Old French verrai< Latin verax "truthful" < verus "true"] |
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very much so an emphatic way of saying yes to something or indicating that it is true or correct
"He was a good man, brave and honest." "Yes, very much so."
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very well indicates that somebody agrees to do something or accepts what somebody has said
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