emphasis Very is used to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. The problem and the answer are very simple It is very, very strong evidence indeed I'm very sorry They are getting the hang of it very quickly Thank you very much The men were very much like my father
emphasis You use very with nouns to emphasize that something is exactly the right one or exactly the same one. Everybody says he is the very man for the case She died in this very house
emphasis You use very with certain nouns in order to specify an extreme position or extreme point in time. At the very back of the yard, several feet from Lenny, was a wooden shack I turned to the very end of the book, to read the final words He was wrong from the very beginning We still do not have enough women at the very top
emphasis You use very to give emphasis to a superlative adjective or adverb. For example, if you say that something is the very best, you are emphasizing that it is the best. They will be helped by the very latest in navigation aids At the very least, the Government must offer some protection to mothers who fear domestic violence
formulae Very well is used to say that you agree to do something or you accept someone's answer, even though you might not be completely satisfied with it. `We need proof, sir.' Another pause. Then, `Very well.' Very well, please yourself. = all right
A system of signaling in which balls of red and green fire are fired from a pistol, the arrangement in groups denoting numbers having a code significance
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt
Not very is used with an adjective or adverb to say that something is not at all true, or that it is true only to a small degree. She's not very impressed with them It's obviously not used very much `How well do you know her?' --- `Not very.'
emphasis You use very with nouns to emphasize the importance or seriousness of what you are saying. At one stage his very life was in danger The very basis of Indian politics has been transformed History is taking place before your very eyes
emphasis The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering `yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct. `Are you enjoying your holiday?' --- `Very much so.'