How to Pronounce "that very thing"
expression
ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈvɛɹi/ /ˈθɪŋ
THAT or thuht VERR-ee THING
ðˈæt/ /vˈɛɹi/ /θˈɪŋ
THAT VERR-ee THING
Definition
Used to emphasize a specific thing just mentioned or referred to; it means exactly that or precisely the thing in question.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈvɛɹi/ /ˈθɪŋ
British English
ðˈæt/ /vˈɛɹi/ /θˈɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
THAT or thuht VERR-ee THING
UK
THAT VERR-ee THING
Listen in Context
He wanted to buy that very thing you mentioned.
Are you thinking about that very thing?
I was talking about that very thing yesterday.
When she saw the ring, she knew it was that very thing she had lost years ago.