Very | Mean of very in English Dictionary

/ˈveri/

• to a great degree
1. a very hot day
2. very accurate results
3. a very small/large number/amount
4. Very few people attended.
5. It was a very unusual/difficult situation.
6. He talks very slowly.
7. We checked very carefully.
8. She did very well on the test.
9. It was very nice of you to stop by.
10. I'm very pleased to meet you.
11. I'm very sorry.
12. “Thank you very much.” “You're very welcome.”
13. “Were you surprised?” “Yes, very.”
14. The building is very French. [=it looks like buildings in France]
15. (formal) Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated.
16. There weren't very many people there.
17. She was never very popular.
18. The food wasn't very good.
19. I didn't like the food very much.
20. “Was the food good?” “Not very.”
21. “Did you like the food?” “Not very much.”
22. “How's your dad?” “Not very well, I'm afraid.” [=my dad is ill]
23. She's not very happy with me right now. [=she's annoyed with me]
24. They weren't very nice (to me). [=they didn't treat me well; they were mean to me]
• reasonably or properly
1. I can't very well show up at the wedding uninvited. [=it would be improper for me to show up at the wedding uninvited]
• not having anything added or extra
1. The very [=mere] idea/thought of making a speech terrified him. [=just thinking about making a speech terrified him]
2. You could try to help, at the very least. [=the least you could do is to try to help; you could at least try to help]