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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• very (adv.):
  1. A. Expr. by adv.
    1. I. With adj. etc.:
      1. 1. maxĭmē (in the highest degree): (i.) with adj.: districts v. rich in corn, loca m. frumentaria, Caes. B. G. 1, 10: v. eager for war, m. omnium belli avida, Liv. 23, 49: for other forms of expr. v. Dr. Smith's Lat. Dict. (ii.) With verbs: in this legion he placed v. great trust, huic legioni confidebat m., Caes. B. G. 1, 40: v. greatly.
      2. 2. summē (in the highest degree): (i.) with adj.: v. pleasant, s. jucundum, Cic. Fam. 13, 18, 2. (ii.) with verbs: which always causes me v. great anxiety, quod me sollicitare s. solet, id. de Or. 2, 72, 295: v. greatly.
      3. 3. valdē (strongly): (i.) with adj.: v. lenient magistrates, magistratus v. lenes, Cic. Rep. 1, 43, 66. (ii.) with adv.: to speak v. strongly and freely, v. vehementer et libere dicere, id. Att. 14, 1, 2. (iii.) with verbs: v. strongly, greatly.
      4. 4. admŏdum (in proper measure): (i.) with adj.: v. unpolished, a. impolita, Cic. Brut. 85, 294: esp. with words denoting age: when Crassus was v. young, Crassus quum esset a. adolescens, id. Off. 2, 13, 47. (ii.) with verbs: your letter gave me v. great pleasure, me literae tuae a. delectarunt, id. Fam. 5, 19, 2.
      5. 5. sătis (săt) (sufficiently): (i.) with adj.: v. much remains, s. multa restant, Cic. Rep. 2, 44, 71. (ii.) with adverbs: not v. honourably, non s. honeste, id. Am. 16, 57. (iii.) with verbs: I know v. well, s. scio, Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 37: v. enough, well.
      6. 6. bĕne (right): (i.) with adj.: a v. strong band, b. magna caterva, Cic. Mur. 33, 69. (ii.) with adv.: he got v. deep in his confidence, b. penitus se in istius familiaritatem dedit, id. Verr. 2, 70, 169: v. early, b. mane, id. Att. 4, 9, 2, fin.
      7. 7. prŏbē (well, in the conversational style of comedy): (i.) with adj.: he is v. like you, tui similis est p., Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 18. (ii.) with verbs: to deceive v. thoroughly, p. decipere, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 268: they are v. wrong, errant p., ib. 3, 3, 20.
      8. 8. perquam: (i.) with adj. or adv.: I touched on v. briefly, p. breviter perstrinxi, Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 201. (ii.) with verbs: I should v. much like to know, p. scire velim, Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 1.
      9. 9. sānē (well, truly): (i.) with adj.: he sets forth a v. long speech, explicat orationem s. longam, Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 13. (ii.) with adv.: v. well cultivated, s. bene culta, id. Quint. 3, 12. (iii.) strengthened with quam (v. much, exceedingly): with adj., adv., and verbs: in a v. short time, s. quam brevi, id. Leg. 2, 10, 23.
      10. 10. impensē (earnestly, greatly): (i.) with adj. (rare): v. wicked, i. improbus, Plaut. Epid. 4, 1, 39. (ii.) with verbs: v. vehemently.
      11. 11. mīrē, mīrĭfĭce, mīrum quantum: v. marvellously.
      12. 12. apprīme, in prīmīs, etc.: v. especially.
      13. 13. perfectē (completely): v. learned, p. planeque eruditus, Cic. Brut. 81, 282: v. fully, completely.
      14. 14. ēgrĕgiē (eminently): a v. brave and good general, e. fortis et bonus imperator, id. de Or. 2, 66, 268.
      15. 15. oppĭdo: (i.) with adj. or adv.: v. conveniently, o. opportune, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 24: Cic.: oppido quam Liv. (ii.) with verbs: they are v. different, o. inter se differunt, Cic. Fin. 3, 10, 33.
      16. 16. plānē: v. quite.
      17. 17. vĕhĕmenter (ardently): (i.) with adj.: which are v. important, quae sunt gravia v., Cic. Clu. 24, 64. (ii.) with verbs: etc. v. angry, v. irata, Plaut. Truc. 2., 6, 64: I ask v. earnestly, v. rogo, Cic. Att. 16, 16 D.
    2. II. With comp., etc., and words implying superiority or difference: v. far, etc.
      1. 1. multo: v. much fewer, m. pauciores, Cic. de Or. 1, 3, 11: placing virtue v. much before everything, virtutem omnibus rebus m. anteponentes, id. Fin. 4, 18, 51: v. differently: m. secus, id. Fam. 4, 9, 2.
      2. 2. multum: he will v. far surpass all, m. omnes superabit, id. Verr. 5, 44, 115: with comp. poet. Plaut.: Juv.
      3. 3. longē: v. superior, l. melior, Virg. Aen. 9, 556: v. much the first, l. princeps, Cic. Fam. 13, 13: my principle was v. different, mea longissime ratio abhorrebat, id. Verr. 2, 4, 10. Join: l. and multum, ib. 5, 44, 115: v. far.
    3. III. With negatives:
      1. 1. non ita, haud ita: not v. long afterwards, non i. multo post, Cic. Caec. 6, 17: not v. much corn, haud i. multum frumenti, Liv. 4, 12.
      2. 2. haud sānē, non sane: not v. long since, haud s. diu, Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 44. Join 1 and 2: not v. old, non ita sane vetus, Cic. Brut. 10, 41.
    4. IV. With verbs or part.: v. much: [besides the words of which instances are given under I.]:
      1. 1. magnŏpĕrĕ. (old age) is not v. desirous of pleasures, voluptates nullas m. desiderat, Cic. Sen. 13, 44: Superl.: I ask you v. anxiously, a te maximopere peto, id. Fam. 3, 2, 1.
      2. 2. summŏpĕre: id. Inv. 1, 18, 26: Lucr.
      3. 3. grăvĭter (with words expressing suffering, anger, etc., deeply): to be v. ill, g. aegrotare, Cic. Off. 1, 10, 32: v. angry, g. iratus, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 2.
      4. 4. exĭmĭe: he loved him v. much, e. dilexit, Cic. Arch. 9, 20: a v. much decorated temple, e. ornatum templum, Liv. 25, 40. Phr.: you are v. wrong, tota erras via, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 14: they are v. wrong, procul errant, Sall. Jug. 89, ad fin.: expr. by Superl.: a v. great man, vir maxĭmus: in a v. great degree, maxĭmē.
  2. B. Expr. by words the composition of which denotes superiority, etc.: a v. great man, vir egregius, eximius, etc.
  3. C. Expr. by prefix:
      1. 1. per: very few, perpauci: it is v. pleasing, perplăcet.
      2. 2. prae: v. hard, praedūrus.
      3. 3. vē (usu. in neg. sense): not v. large, vegrandis: v. pale, vepallidus: v. Dr. Smith's Lat. Dict.
      4. 4. dis (with verbs): to praise v. highly, dilaudo, 1, Cic.: to be v. eager, discŭpio, 3, Coel. in Cic. Fam.: Plaut.