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 statementsI didn't like the food very much.
"Did you like the movie?" "Not very much."
Examples of very much in a Sentence
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All the same, there was something undeniably poignant about the sight of Hütter, now 77, cutting a dignified figure in his Spandex suit, his rare unprocessed vocals now sounding very much like the voice of a septuagenarian.
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Andrew Barker, Variety, 22 May 2024
This year, the festivities were very much about the streaming services, with Netflix and Amazon pulling out all the stops to boost their growing TV advertising businesses.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
The National Weather Service is very much not in favor of the public going out in severe weather and would much rather have people stay safely at home.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
As a result, the history of Asian American music is very much splintered, usually with artists joining existing genres, versus coalescing to form their own.
—Steffi Cao, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
The resulting film feels very much like a personal meditation on these past 25 years of profound change in China.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Since the current president, very much along with the former one, is clearly so enamored of placing the very heavy boot of the federal government into the marketplace, in what seems a grand homage to the way that the Chinese government runs its economy, why not just go all in?
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
But in a recent interview, the actress revealed that her style was very much shaped by her own mother, Pat.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 May 2024
Today, Kim and his Gusto cofounders CEO Josh Reeves and CPO Tomer London are very much doing the real thing.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Andrew Barker, Variety, 22 May 2024
This year, the festivities were very much about the streaming services, with Netflix and Amazon pulling out all the stops to boost their growing TV advertising businesses.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
The National Weather Service is very much not in favor of the public going out in severe weather and would much rather have people stay safely at home.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
As a result, the history of Asian American music is very much splintered, usually with artists joining existing genres, versus coalescing to form their own.
—Steffi Cao, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
The resulting film feels very much like a personal meditation on these past 25 years of profound change in China.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Since the current president, very much along with the former one, is clearly so enamored of placing the very heavy boot of the federal government into the marketplace, in what seems a grand homage to the way that the Chinese government runs its economy, why not just go all in?
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
But in a recent interview, the actress revealed that her style was very much shaped by her own mother, Pat.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 May 2024
Today, Kim and his Gusto cofounders CEO Josh Reeves and CPO Tomer London are very much doing the real thing.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
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“Very much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20much. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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