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

All of which is very much in keeping with Virgil Abloh’s vision for the brand. —Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025

To err is human, but industrial-scale fakery is very much a technological problem. —Susie Alegre, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025

That tension was still very much apparent when Harry attended his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021, just one month after their Oprah sitdown. —Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025

Comments Wildfires in Los Angeles on Tuesday very much affected celebrities, many of whom live and work in the area of Southern California where the blazes are raging. —Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025