very

A. attrib. adj.

• 1 (precise, exact) genau you're the very person I wanted to see = genau dich wollte ich sehen at the very moment when … = im selben Augenblick, als … at the very centre = genau in der Mitte the very thing = genau das Richtige

• 2 (extreme) at the very back/front = ganz hinten/vorn at the very end/beginning = ganz am Ende/Anfang from the very beginning = von Anfang an only a very little = nur ein ganz kleines bisschen

• 3 (mere) bloß [Gedanke]

• 4 (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum] the very most I can offer is … = ich kann allerhöchstens … anbieten for the very last time = zum allerletzten Mal

• 5emphat. before their very eyes = vor ihren Augen

B. adv.

• 1 (extremely) sehr it's very near = es ist ganz in der Nähe very probably = höchstwahrscheinlich not very much = nicht sehr very little = [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen] thank you [very,] very much = [vielen,] vielen Dank

• 2 (absolutely) aller [best…, -letzt…, -leichtest…] at the very latest = allerspätestens

• 3 (precisely) the very same one = genau der-/die-/dasselbe