"very" meaning in English

See very in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛrɪ/ [UK], /ˈvɛri/ [US] Audio: en-us-very.ogg [US], en-uk-very.ogg [UK] Forms: very [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Actual, same. Synonyms: actual, same, self-same, identical, very same
    Sense id: simple-very-en-adj-xak3eKO3
  2. Exact. Synonyms: exact, precise
    Sense id: simple-very-en-adj-KfObfAzs

Adverb

IPA: /ˈvɛrɪ/ [UK], /ˈvɛri/ [US] Audio: en-us-very.ogg [US], en-uk-very.ogg [UK]
  1. Much; quite. Using very makes the adjective or adverb stronger.
    Sense id: simple-very-en-adv-XzEdRPYX Synonyms: quite, extremely, incredibly, awfully, exceptionally, exceedingly, especially, dreadfully, extraordinarily, enormously, fantastically, vastly, tremendously, really, particularly, truly, terrifically, terribly, completely, entirely, totally, utterly, absolutely, fully, wholly
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          "word": "fantastically"
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        {
          "word": "totally"
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          "word": "slightly"
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          "word": "faintly"
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          "word": "dreadfully"
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        {
          "word": "enormously"
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        {
          "word": "fantastically"
        },
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          "word": "vastly"
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        {
          "word": "tremendously"
        },
        {
          "word": "really"
        },
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          "word": "particularly"
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          "word": "truly"
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          "word": "terrifically"
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        {
          "word": "terribly"
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        {
          "word": "completely"
        },
        {
          "word": "entirely"
        },
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          "word": "totally"
        },
        {
          "word": "utterly"
        },
        {
          "word": "absolutely"
        },
        {
          "word": "fully"
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        {
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        }
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