very
adverb (very); adjective (very)
Everyday
- Very makes a word stronger. Very big means more than just big. tree →
- As an adjective, very means exactly or just this one: the very same book, at the very top. tree →
- Not very means only a little: not very cold. tree →
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 →
- The very first step is to count. tree →
- She was very happy with 10 stickers. tree →
- A very long rope is 40 m. tree →
- Thank you very much! tree →
- I live at the very end of the street. tree →
- The film was not very scary. tree →
- That is the very book I was looking for. tree →
- It is very important to wear a seatbelt. tree →
- “It is a very stupid story! tree →
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 →
- And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son. (Torah GEN.21.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And there was very great gladness. (Writings NEH.8.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yea, very few, and sojourners in it, (Writings PSA.105.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Even very dark, and no brightness in it? (Prophets AMO.5.20, JPS 1917) tree →
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: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «very» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «very» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «very» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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