very

1. very (adv) — sense 1

Definition: To a great extent or degree.

Example: That dress is very you.

2. very (adv) — sense 2

Definition: Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.

3. very (adv) — sense 3

Definition: Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.

Example: He was the very best runner there.

4. very (adj) — sense 4

Definition: True, real, actual.

Example: the fierce hatred of a very woman

5. very (adj) — sense 5

Definition: The same; identical.

Example: He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.

6. very (adj) — sense 6

Definition: With limiting effect: mere.

Example: The very idea of climbing the ladder brings me out in a sweat.