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# very

adverb (very); adjective (very)

«very» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very makes a word stronger. Very big means more than just big. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#m1)
2. As an adjective, very means exactly or just this one: the very same book, at the very top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#m2)
3. Not very means only a little: not very cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a story word that makes a describing word stronger; it gives no number and no operation; «the very first» means the first of all. In writing: try a stronger word instead of «very» (huge for very big, tiny for very small). Phrases: very much, very well, the very first, the very end, at the very least, very good.

### Examples

- It was a very hot day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x1)
- The very first step is to count. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x2)
- She was very happy with 10 stickers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x3)
- A very long rope is 40 m. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x4)
- Thank you very much! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x5)
- I live at the very end of the street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x6)
- The film was not very scary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x7)
- That is the very book I was looking for. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x8)
- It is very important to wear a seatbelt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x9)
- “It is a very stupid story! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/#x10)

### Note

Use «very» before adjectives and adverbs (very fast), not before verbs: say «I like it very much», not «I very like it». Carries no clue to the operation.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: a story word that makes a describing word stronger; it gives no number and no operation; «the very first» means the first of all. In writing: try a stronger word instead of «very» (huge for very big, tiny for very small). Phrases: very much, very well, the very first, the very end, at the very least, very good.

### Examples

- And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. (Torah GEN.4.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/very/#x1)
- And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/very/#x2)
- And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son. (Torah GEN.21.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/very/#x3)
- And there was very great gladness. (Writings NEH.8.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/very/#x4)
- Yea, very few, and sojourners in it, (Writings PSA.105.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/very/#x5)
- Even very dark, and no brightness in it? (Prophets AMO.5.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/very/#x6)

### Note

Use «very» before adjectives and adverbs (very fast), not before verbs: say «I like it very much», not «I very like it». Carries no clue to the operation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «very» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/very/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«very» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/very.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «very» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/very/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«very» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/very.html) on Mova free.