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

As a busy mom to a toddler, this was very much-appreciated. —Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026

The Veken compression packing cubes are a travel must-have for 2026, and loosely packing clothes with zero organization is very much a thing of the past. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026

The film is incredibly, even magnificently, stylish, but beyond its initial presentation, there just isn’t very much guiding the story in any novel or exciting ways — beyond, perhaps, thematic echoes of how the less prim-and-proper tech bros of today might be pulling a fast one too. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026

That’s very much what the film has to do with the audience. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for very much

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