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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Regardless, the pork chops were perfectly seasoned, which is great because there really wasn’t very much of the sauce for additional flavoring.
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Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025
The prospect of seeing Ter Stegen wearing the Barca shirt again was very much in doubt after the club openly tried to offload him in the summer.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
The motif on the out- side of the cloak is very much suggested by two things.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
The script was very much looking at a subculture.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
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Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025
The prospect of seeing Ter Stegen wearing the Barca shirt again was very much in doubt after the club openly tried to offload him in the summer.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
The motif on the out- side of the cloak is very much suggested by two things.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
The script was very much looking at a subculture.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Very much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20much. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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