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How to pronounce very in English

Very
/'vɛri/

Examples from movies with Very

I'm sure you'll all be very impressed.
Billy Madison - Billy at Dinner
We have been very calm right up until now.
Red Eye - Reservation Emergency
Just one more minute. You will be very happy. I promise.
Red Eye - Reservation Emergency
Tom, this is business and this man is taking it very very personal.
The Godfather - It's Strictly Business
Not at all. You have a very unique style.
Match Point - Scoring a Date
I'm afraid it is. I'm very old-fashioned.
Match Point - Scoring a Date
Well, he's been a very great study partner.
Something Borrowed - Ask Me Out
We enrich your very existence,
Be Cool - Racial Epithets
We're all very sorry about what happened during the war,
An Education - Hard and Boring
Very dark. Bitter chocolate. That's your favorite.
Chocolat - What Do You See?
Was it very nice, too?
Ray - Hummingbirds
Ahmet, I'm very proud of the work that we've done here together.
Ray - A Better Deal
Yes, we've done very well, Ray.
Ray - A Better Deal
I'm very proud of you.
Ray - A Better Deal
Very well. How about just the "in"?
Fletch Lives - Fletch Quits
But I am very busy, as I imagine you are.
The Big Lebowski - I'm the Dude
...we think it would be very prudent...
Step Brothers - Bunk Beds
I can "dere-lick" my own balls, thank you very much.
Zoolander - I'm Not Your Brah
One of my grad students. I was very much in love with him.
Little Miss Sunshine - Frankly Speaking
You're right. It was silly. It was very, very silly.
Little Miss Sunshine - Frankly Speaking
Very good, Mr Gordon. May I use your phone, please?
The Silence of the Lambs - Buffalo Bill
But we were...very close.
Alfie - Joe

Audio pronunciation of Very

American pronunciation

Very pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Very pronounced by Joanna (female)
Very pronounced by Kendra (female)
Very pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Very pronounced by Salli (female)
Very pronounced by Joey (male)
Very pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Very pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Very pronounced by Amy (female)
Very pronounced by Emma (female)
Very pronounced by Brian (male)