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весьма́

common #852B2
adverb
  • 1.

    very, extremely, highly

    Э́то весьма́ ва́жный вопро́с.

    This is a very important question.

    Formal and bookish; in speech очень is the neutral word.

  • 2.

    quite, rather

    Зада́ча оказа́лась весьма́ сло́жной.

    The task turned out to be rather difficult.

    Same word as above; rendered by a weaker degree word when the tone is understated.

Examples

Typical usagePRO

  • Emphasizing adjectives (весьма́ + ADJ)

    • весьма́ ва́жный

      very important

    • весьма́ интере́сный

      quite interesting

    • весьма́ серьёзный

      rather serious

    • весьма́ стра́нный

      very odd

  • With short-form adjectives/predicatives

    • весьма́ дово́лен

      very pleased

    • весьма́ благода́рен

      very grateful

    • весьма́ призна́телен

      most appreciative

    • весьма́ рад

      very glad

  • With adverbs and set phrases

    • весьма́ уда́чно

      quite fittingly; very successfully

    • весьма́ кста́ти

      very timely; just what’s needed

    • весьма́ уме́стно

      quite appropriate

    • весьма́ во́время

      very timely; just in time

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  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • editkurali edited translation and related words 1 year ago.
  • Kevin Ding edited translation 2 years ago.
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