"sehr" meaning in German

See sehr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /zeːr/, [zeːɐ̯], [zɛɐ̯], /seːɐ̯/, [-ɛɐ̯] Audio: De-sehr.ogg , De-at-sehr.ogg Forms: mehr [comparative], am meisten [superlative]
Rhymes: -eːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German sēr, from Old High German sēr (“sored, injured”), from Proto-West Germanic *sair. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|sēr}} Middle High German sēr, {{inh|de|goh|sēr||sored, injured}} Old High German sēr (“sored, injured”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*sair}} Proto-West Germanic *sair Head templates: {{head|de|adverb|comparative|mehr|superlative|am meisten|head=|sort=}} sehr (comparative mehr, superlative am meisten), {{de-adv|mehr|meisten}} sehr (comparative mehr, superlative am meisten)
  1. very
    Sense id: en-sehr-de-adv-TGpIOfg9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. a lot, much
    Sense id: en-sehr-de-adv-4y9oss8E Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: außerordentlich, äußerst, derbe [Northern], derbst, echt [colloquial], enorm, erstaunlich, extrem [colloquial, proscribed], extremst [colloquial, proscribed], furchtbar, fürchterlich, gar [archaic], geisteskrank, heftig [colloquial], heftigst [colloquial], hoch-, hochgradig, kolossal [dated], krank, krass [colloquial], mächtig [colloquial], mega, scheiße [vulgar], schrecklich [dated], schreiend, sehr, selten [colloquial, proscribed], sündhaft, tief-, tod- [colloquial], ungeheuer, verdammt [colloquial], verflucht [informal], voll, übel, übelst, übertrieben

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