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 in the end, what happened this week on the shores of Lake Michigan may end up not mattering very much, given Trump’s consistent lead in polls and Biden’s dire straits. —Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024

Midler’s latest movie, The Fabulous Four, is very much set in reality (and present day). —Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024

While a second request might have once been a remote concern, fashion and retail are now very much on Washington’s radar. —Evan Clark, WWD, 18 July 2024

Fanning plays Marge Sherwood, the girlfriend of Flynn’s Dickie Greenleaf, who comes to suspect something is very much amiss with Dickie’s new friend Tom. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 July 2024