very much

phrase

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 statements

I 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

Chainsaw is nearly a year old, and still feels very much in flux. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Woody Marks is beginning to eat into Montgomery’s workload, making him very much a between-the-tackles, touchdown-or-bust fantasy asset. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

The Houthis eventually agreed not to attack US shipping in the Red Sea but remained very much in place – and in the meantime shot down a number of highly advanced US Reaper drones. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

The bread-winning Global Banking & Markets division delivered strong results, which was very much behind the relatively positive reaction in the stock. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for very much

• insomuch
• overmuch
• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• dutch
• hutch
• mutch
• such
• touch
• nonesuch
• retouch