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I. very [ˈveri] ADV inv

1. very (extremely):

very
sehr <mehr, am meisten>
very
außerordentlich
his behaviour makes me feel very, very cross
sein Benehmen macht mich wirklich sehr böse
there's nothing very interesting on TV tonight
es kommt nichts besonders Interessantes heute Abend im Fernsehen
how very childish of her to refuse to speak to me!
wie absolut kindisch von ihr, sich zu weigern, mit mir zu sprechen!
how are you? — very well, thanks
wie geht es dir? — sehr gut, danke

2. very (to a great degree):

very
sehr <mehr, am meisten>
to not be very happy/pleased about sth iron
über etw acc nicht gerade sehr glücklich/erfreut sein
to not be very impressed about sth iron
von etw dat nicht gerade sehr beeindruckt sein
very much
sehr <mehr, am meisten>
did you enjoy the play? — very much so
hat dir das Stück gefallen? — [ja] sehr [sogar]
thank you very much
danke sehr
to feel very much at home
sich acc ganz wie zu Hause fühlen
not very
nicht sehr
not very much ...
nicht besonders ...

3. very + superl (to add force):

very
aller-
the very best
der/die/das Allerbeste
the very best of friends
die allerbesten Freunde
to do the very best one can
sein Allerbestes geben
the very first/last
der/die/das Allererste/Allerletzte
at the very most/least
allerhöchstens/zumindest
the very next day
schon am nächsten Tag
to have one's very own sth
etw ganz für sich acc [alleine] haben
the very same
genau der/die/das Gleiche

4. very (I agree):

very well
[also] gut [o. schön]
can't I stay for five minutes longer? — oh very well
kann ich nicht noch fünf Minuten länger bleiben? — na schön inf
she couldn't very well say sorry when she didn't think she had done anything wrong
sie konnte sich doch nicht entschuldigen, wenn sie ihrer Meinung nach nichts falsch gemacht hatte
to be all very fine [or good][or well], but ...
schon recht [o. schön und gut] sein, aber ...

II. very [ˈveri] ADJ attr, inv

very
genau
this is the very book I've been looking for
das ist genau das Buch, nach dem ich gesucht habe
the very idea!
was für eine Idee!
it's the very thing!
das ist genau das Richtige!
at the very bottom
zuunterst
at the very end of sth
ganz am Ende einer S. gen
the very fact that ...
allein schon die Tatsache, dass ...
the very opposite
das genaue [o. genau das] Gegenteil
they're the very opposite of one another
sie sind völlig unterschiedlich
the very thought ...
allein der Gedanke ...
OpenDict entry

very ADV

that very morning (to add force)
[noch] am selben Vormittag

Very light [ˈveri, ˈvɪəri, Am ˈvɪri-] N

Very light
Leuchtkugel f <-, -n>

Very pis·tol [ˈveri, ˈvɪəri, Am ˈvɪri-] N

Very pistol
Leuchtpistole f <-, -n>

Very ˈRev·er·end N

the Very Reverend
Hochwürden
the Very Reverend David Smith
Hochwürden David Smith