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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zeːɐ̯
"Sie war sehr zufrieden mit den Ergebnissen des Projekts."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To a great degree or extent; extremely.
"She was very happy with the results of the project."
- 1
Used to emphasize the identity of someone or something; exact, precise.
"He was standing at the very spot where they first met."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French "verai" (meaning 'true, real'), which itself comes from Vulgar Latin "veracus", an alteration of Latin "verus" ('true'). Its use as an intensifier ('to a great degree') evolved from its original sense of 'truly' or 'really' in Middle English, emphasizing the truth or reality of a statement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Very" is said worldwide
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très
Transliteration: trɛ
"Elle était très contente des résultats du projet."
sehr
Transliteration: zeːɐ̯
"Sie war sehr zufrieden mit den Ergebnissen des Projekts."
molto
Transliteration: ˈmol.to
"Era molto contenta dei risultati del progetto."
muy
Transliteration: mui̯
"Ella estaba muy contenta con los resultados del proyecto."
muito
Transliteration: ˈmuɪ̯.tu
"Ela estava muito feliz com os resultados do projeto."
बहुत
Transliteration: bahut
"वह परियोजना के परिणामों से बहुत खुश थी।"
很
Transliteration: hěn
"她对项目的结果很满意。"
매우
Transliteration: maeu
"그녀는 프로젝트 결과에 매우 만족했다."
とても
Transliteration: totemo
"彼女はプロジェクトの結果にとても満足していました。"
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