very much
idiom
1
—used for emphasis
The company is still very much an important part of the community.
She is very much in control of the situation.
2
: to a very great degree or extent
Thank you very much.
Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated.
—often used in negative statementsI didn't like the food very much.
"Did you like the movie?" "Not very much."
Examples of very much in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This is very much about providing an economic engine for part of the Bay Area that has been left behind by some of the job creation that's happened in other parts.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
High ‘n’ Dry was very much in your face and very aggressive.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
Worthy aside, Swift is also now very much a part of the Chiefs family.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
There may be no hanging chads in this ballot counting, but the much awaited outcome is still very much unknown.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
In its early days, Puig was run very much like a family concern.
—Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
What happened between Cosculluela and his lady is very much his story.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
And that felt very much like us, trying to figure out how to tell the story, grabbing at an invisible fish at a certain point when trying to understand where we’d been led.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Your sister-in-law might be depressed, embarrassed, overwhelmed, introverted, or – just doesn’t like you very much.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
High ‘n’ Dry was very much in your face and very aggressive.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
Worthy aside, Swift is also now very much a part of the Chiefs family.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
There may be no hanging chads in this ballot counting, but the much awaited outcome is still very much unknown.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
In its early days, Puig was run very much like a family concern.
—Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
What happened between Cosculluela and his lady is very much his story.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
And that felt very much like us, trying to figure out how to tell the story, grabbing at an invisible fish at a certain point when trying to understand where we’d been led.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Your sister-in-law might be depressed, embarrassed, overwhelmed, introverted, or – just doesn’t like you very much.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Very much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20much. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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