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 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

However, a new report by Page Six indicates that the two actually parted ways earlier this year, and Bloom has been acting very much like a single man since. —Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 7 July 2025

Despite this curatorial side hustle and a nine-month gap spent between clubs last year, Mata is very much still a footballer first and a cultural tastemaker second. —Mark Critchley, New York Times, 7 July 2025

Artificial intelligence is still very much a work in progress. —Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images While the addition of Rodgers opens up a one-year window for the Steelers, the future is very much in question at quarterback. —Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025

Rhymes for very much

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