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Adverb
To a great degree
“He won a very large sum of money.”
Adjective
Actual or precise
“Those were the very words that he said to me.”
Adjective
Ideal or appropriate
“This frying pan is the very thing I need to cook us dinner.”
Adjective
With no addition of anything else
“The very thought of food made him salivate.”
Adjective
Real or genuine
“The very essence of what this village is about is its rich countryside heritage.”
Adjective
The same or identical
“That was the very hotel I stayed in during my holiday.”
Adverb
(with superlatives) To firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect
“He was the very best student in his class.”
Adjective
Significant in degree
“The very nerve of that man to lie to our faces.”
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