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

After having taken a big swing at Rasmus Andersson, who did not want to sign an extension, the B’s are still very much in the market for a right-shot defenseman. —Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026

His notion of spontaneous democratic combustion in a country of 90 million people, with its heavily armed military establishment still very much in control, shows sheer wishful thinking. —George Packer, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026

March is very much a winter month in the Upper Midwest, though the weather can vary wildly. —ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026

Congressman Ro Khanna, thank you very much for being here today. —NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for very much

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