1. 用作形容詞，只用于名詞前作定語，不用作表語，其意為“正是”、“恰是”，通常要與 the, this, that, my, your 等連用。如：
You are the very man I want to see. 你正是我想要見的人。
At that very moment the phone rang. 就在那時電話鈴響了。
2. 用作副詞，表示“很”、“非常”，注意以用法：
(1) 主要用來修飾形容詞或副詞的原級，但不能修飾比較級。如：
這本書便宜得多。
正：This book is much cheaper.
誤：This book is very cheaper.
注：very 不能修飾比較級，但有時可用來修飾最高級(放在定冠詞之后)。如：
This is the very best dictionary. 這是最最好的詞典。
但是 very 通常不修飾由 most 構(gòu)成的最高級。
(2) 用于修飾 own, first, last, next, same 等詞，加強(qiáng)語氣。如：
She was wearing the very same shoes as me. 他與我穿的鞋子完全一樣。
You can keep this for your very own. 你可以把這個留作你自己用。
I found the sentence on the very next page. 我就在下一頁找到了這個句子。
(3) 某些表語形容詞通常不用 very 修飾。如：
誤：very asleep / very awake / very alone
正：fast asleep / wide awake / all alone
(4) 不要根據(jù)漢語意思用 very 去修飾動詞。如：
我們很喜歡這個小男孩。
正：We like the boy very much.
誤：We very like the boy.
我很想留在這兒。
正：I want to stay here very much.
誤：I very want to stay here.
我會非常想念你們的。
正：I shall miss you very much.
誤：I shall very miss you.