Very+much

  • 31very */*/*/ — UK [ˈverɪ] / US adjective, adverb Summary: Very can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before adjectives and adverbs): It had been a long day and he was very tired. ♦ I always walk very quickly. ♦ She writes very well. as an adjective… …

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  • 32very —   Loa, nō, wale, maoli, pau, ino, ho ikau, hewahewa.     Very good, maika i nō, maika i loa, maika i maoli.     Very, very many, nui ino.     Very much, ino.     Very, very much, ā nui, nui ino.     How very! Kai!     Thanks very, very, very much …

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  • 33much — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abundance, ample, plenty, a lot, a great deal, a volume; wealth, sufficiency. adj. many; abundant, ample, copious, plentiful, profuse. See greatness. Ant., little. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [To a… …

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  • 34very — 1 / veri/ adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) used to emphasize an adjective or adverb or to add force to an expression: “Can I help you with those bags?” “Thanks, that s very nice of you.” | It feels very cold up in the bedrooms. | I feel a lot better today… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35very — Because very is primarily an adjective it should not be used to qualify a verb. Write She was very much loved by her children, not She was very loved.... However, when very is followed by a participle that has the effect of an adjective, informal …

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  • 36much — Synonyms and related words: a deal, a great deal, a lot, abounding, abundance, abundant, abundantly, acres, affluence, affluent, again and again, all sufficing, ample, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, aplenty, as all creation, as all get… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 37much — I. adjective (more; most) Etymology: Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel, from Old English micel, mycel; akin to Old High German mihhil great, large, Latin magnus, Greek megas, Sanskrit mahat Date: 13th century 1. a. great in… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38very — /ver ee/, adv., adj., (Obs.) verier, veriest. adv. 1. in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall. 2. (used as an intensive emphasizing superlatives or stressing identity or oppositeness): the very best thing; in the very same… …

    Universalium

  • 39very — ver•y [[t]ˈvɛr i[/t]] adv. adj. (archaic)ver•i•er, ver•i•est. 1) in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: a very clever person[/ex] 2) (used as an intensive emphasizing superlatives or stressing identity or oppositeness): the very best thing; in …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40much as — adverb in a similar way (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑very much like * * * conjunction : however much : even though when a person s afraid much as he might wish to blame his fear on others … he s really afraid of himself W.J.Reilly * * * much as Although,… …

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