LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

vērē

vērē (comparative vērius, superlative vērissimē)
Classical[ˈweː.reː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛː.re]
№ 983 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. truly, verily
    Et dixit : Vere dico vobis, quia vidua hæc pauper plus quam omnes misit.And he said: Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.Vulgata—Evangelium Lucae 21.3

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

vērē, adv., v. verus, C.
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁ros
  2. Proto-Italic*wēros
  3. Latinvērē

Latin -ē Latin vērē From vērus (“true”) + -ē (adverb formant).

Quick answers

What does vērē mean in Latin?
vērē, a adverb, means “truly, verily”.
How do you pronounce vērē?
In classical Latin, [ˈweː.reː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛː.re].
Where does vērē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros → Proto-Italic *wēros → Latin vērē.