Definitions
- Describing a significant or substantial change or impact. - Referring to a high degree of intensity or magnitude. - Talking about a strong emotional response or feeling.
- Emphasizing the degree or extent of something. - Referring to a high level of quality or excellence. - Talking about an extreme or intense feeling or emotion.
List of Similarities
- 1Both are adverbs that modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs.
- 2Both emphasize the degree or intensity of something.
- 3Both can be used to express strong emotions or feelings.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Greatly emphasizes a higher degree or magnitude than very.
- 2Impact: Greatly suggests a significant change or effect, while very simply emphasizes the degree or quality of something.
- 3Usage: Very is more versatile and commonly used in everyday language, while greatly is more formal and less frequently used.
- 4Position: Very can be used in various positions within a sentence, while greatly is typically used before the verb it modifies.
- 5Emphasis: Very is often used for emphasis, while greatly is used to describe a change or impact.
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Remember this!
Greatly and very are both adverbs used to modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. However, greatly emphasizes a higher degree or magnitude and suggests a significant change or impact, while very simply emphasizes the degree or quality of something. Very is more versatile and commonly used in everyday language, while greatly is more formal and less frequently used.
