2006-08-15 19:31:15 · 5 answers · asked by Jane R 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The key is the meaning of "very"
Very goes back to the Latin for "true/truth" (compare "verity" and "veracity"). It is used in many places to emphasize something as 'true' or 'real' or 'precise', and frequently for identity or likeness (like "selfsame").
In this case it is
"used as an intensive especially to emphasize identity
http://www.webster.com/dictionary/very
Compare the othter uses in the Webster's dictionary entry above
For a discussion of synonymns see the entry under "same"
http://www.webster.com/dictionary/same
So the point of the statement is that you didn't just hear about it from someone else who saw it -- "You saw it for yourself" / "You saw it with your own eyes"
2006-08-16 00:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Very eyes", is not the key part of the statement. It is simply saying that you would be able to veiw it first-hand, not just hearing about it or figuring out what had happened without seeing it.
2006-08-16 02:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by drizzt_234 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES means right in front of you and you can actually see it.
VERY EYES is a literary style which means "OWN EYES"
2006-08-16 03:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"very" is here to emphasize "eyes". It works with other words. It means "your own".
2006-08-16 05:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by Offkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right in front of your eyes, right in front of you
2006-08-16 12:03:13 · answer #5 · answered by sagittarius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋