The parasitic word of all immigrants: how to beautifully replace very in English

Many people who study English, due to the lack of vocabulary, very often use the phrases “very” + adjective in their speech. However, in most cases, instead of such phrases, more capacious synonyms can be used, assures Linguomania.

Translation of the word “very” and what is an adjective

Translated from English, the word “very” means “very”. In Russian and English speech, this word is found very often 🙂. It is used in conjunction with an adjective. In grammar, an adjective is a part of speech that denotes some quality, property or belonging of an object. IN English language construction “very” + adjective almost always has the option of replacing with one word-synonym.

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How can I replace "very"

Below are the most common phrases using "very" and how they can be replaced:

• very angry – furious
• very bad - awful
• very big – huge/massive
• very beautiful - gorgeous
• very busy-swamped
• very calm – serene
• very careful
• very clean - spotless
• very cheap - stingy
• very cold - freezing
• very difficult – arduous
• very simple - basic
• very fast-swift/rapid
• very slow-sluggish
• very long-extensive
• very tasty – delicious
• very worried – distressed
• very small-petite
• very stupid – idiotic

This is not the whole list of possible replacement options. words "very". To avoid such constructions in your English speech, you need to expand your vocabulary. To do this, you should read more literature in English, watch movies, TV shows, listen to songs and analyze their text.