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How to pronounce very
Say it like this: /ˈvɛɹi/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
American/ˈvɛɹi/
British
What does very mean?
advTo a great extent or degree.
“That dress is very you.”
Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.
“This is my very own treehouse.”
adjTrue, real, actual.
“He tried his very best.”
The same; identical.
“The very man I wanted to see!”
With limiting effect: mere.
“The very idea/thought!”
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