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I am confused about the word "very purpose" what does it mean & where we can use it.

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It is a canonical question for this very purpose.

As per my English knowledge, I what I can guess is not making sense.

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very
ADJECTIVE
1 Actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something)
‘those were his very words’
‘he might be phoning her at this very moment’

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  • Even though very meaning is exactly or actual. but the sentences using with very doesn't seem natural . am I right?
    – r15
    Commented Aug 20, 2018 at 10:41
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    @Arvindraja - No, they seem very natural to a native speaker who's heard the word used in this very manner most of their life.
    – AndyT
    Commented Aug 20, 2018 at 11:19
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It is a canonical question for this very purpose.

This very purpose is the purpose defined just before, maybe in many words, e. g.:

I want (= my purpose is) to find out how much you know about hadron colliders, so I'll ask you a question.

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  • @Alex_ander- I didn't understand properly yaar.
    – r15
    Commented Aug 20, 2018 at 10:30
  • The expression can also be replaced with 'exactly for that (the just mentioned) purpose'.
    – Alex_ander
    Commented Aug 20, 2018 at 10:36

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