1.precisely as stated;
the very center of town
2.being the exact same one; not any other:;
this is the identical room we stayed in before
3.used to give emphasis to the relevance of the thing modified;
his very name struck terror
4.used to give emphasis;
the very essence of artistic expression is invention- Irving R. Kaufman
5.used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal;
she was very gifted
6.precisely so;
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