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1 he is very much better today
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2 very
adj. precies, werkelijk, waar; uiterst--------adv. erg, zeervery12 zelf ⇒ zelfde, juist, precies♦voorbeelden:do one's very best • zijn uiterste best doenat the very height of his career • op het absolute hoogtepunt van zijn carrière2 under my very eyes • uitgerekend/vlak onder mijn ogenthe very man he needed • precies de man die hij nodig hadhe is the very picture/spit of his father • hij is het evenbeeld van zijn vaderhe died in this very room • hij stierf in deze zelfde kamerthis is the very thing for me • dat is net iets voor mijthese were his very words • dit waren letterlijk zijn woorden3 the very fact that … • alleen al het feit dat …¶ the very idea! • wat een idee!————————very2〈 bijwoord〉1 heel ⇒ erg, zeer; aller-2 helemaal3 precies♦voorbeelden:the very last day • de allerlaatste daghe looked very tired • hij zag er heel moe uitvery good/well, Sir! • heel goed/zeker, meneer!thanks very much • heel erg bedankthe is very much better today • hij is heel wat beter vandaagnot so very difficult • niet zo (erg)/(al) te moeilijkoh, very well then! • oh, goed dan (, als het moet)!→ well well/ -
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adj. meer; "at"- hoogstens, hooguit; - "at all" vooral--------adv. meer; belangrijk; (spreektaal) bijna--------n. meest; belangrijkstemost1[ moost] 〈voornaamwoord; overtreffende trap van much en many〉♦voorbeelden:this is the most I can do • meer kan ik niet doenhis work is better than most • hij werkt beter dan de meeste mensen→ make make/————————most2〈bijwoord; in betekenis 0.1 en 0.2 overtreffende trap van much〉1 meest ⇒ hoogst, zeer♦voorbeelden:1 most enjoyable • zeer/hoogst vermakelijkmost probably he won't come • hoogstwaarschijnlijk komt hij nietmost of all I like books • bovenal/voor alles houd ik van boekenmost favoured nation • meest begunstigde natiemost every evening • bijna elke avond————————most3〈determinator; overtreffende trap van much and many〉1 meeste♦voorbeelden:for the most part • grotendeels
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