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

But with Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget around the corner, the fourth quarter could still very much go either way. —Jordan Butt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025

And unlike, say, collectible bottles of wine that are too valuable to drink, these tees are very much meant to be worn. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025

Even though the aesthetic rebrand has been superb, there are a lot of nights that make this franchise still feel very much like the Bobcats. —Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

Brazil was going very much to the right politically, after many good years being in the hands of the left, or a possible version of the left in the early 21st century, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the Workers’ Party. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for very much

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