Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ to confirm or agree with something that has just been said.
Later, he admitted that the payments had ~ been made...
‘Did you know him?’—‘I did ~.’...
‘That’s a topic which has come to the fore very much recently.’—‘Indeed.’
ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group emphasis
2.
You use ~ to introduce a further comment or statement which strengthens the point you have already made.
We have nothing against diversity; ~, we want more of it...
ADV: ADV with cl emphasis
3.
You use ~ at the end of a clause to give extra force to the word ‘very’, or to emphasize a particular word.
The engine began to sound very loud ~...
ADV: adj ADV emphasis