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."
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Still, the two giants seem to very much enjoy each others’ company.
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Rest assured, though, that bed nooks are very much for grown-ups, and have been since medieval times.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Today our data may be unassailably empirical, but our emotions are very much apocalyptic.
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september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
That moment for me was very much a sense of being my body and realizing how vulnerable my skin is.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Rest assured, though, that bed nooks are very much for grown-ups, and have been since medieval times.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Today our data may be unassailably empirical, but our emotions are very much apocalyptic.
—Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
That moment for me was very much a sense of being my body and realizing how vulnerable my skin is.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for very much
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“Very much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20much. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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