very much

adverb

To a very great extent.

“We don't have very much wine left.”

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Meanings

adverbvery much (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTo a very great extent.

    His two cousins are very much alike.

    3 more examples

    I am very much aware you'd very much like to see me again.

    That town was still very much a simple farming community, but something was very much the matter.

    ‘Did you enjoy your meal?’ ‘Very much.’ ‘And did you find it innovative?’ ‘Yes, very much so.’

    Synonyms: badly, intensely, strikingly, acutely, awfully, almighty, badly, seriously

  2. not comparableWithout doubt; indeed.

    Contrary to recent reports of her death, I can confirm that she is very much alive.

    1 more example

    An apparent first-half spitting contest between Papiss Cissé and Jonny Evans provided unwanted controversy on a night when Ashley Young’s late winner kept Manchester United’s hopes of Champions League qualification very much alive.

    2015 March 4, Louise Taylor, The Guardian

    Synonyms: above a bit, certainly, strikingly, really, verily, above a bit, actually, all things considered

determiner
  1. oftenA very large amount of (something stated or implied).

    We don't have very much wine left.

    1 more example

    Do you have very much work still to do?

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbTo a very great extent.

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badlyintenselystrikinglyacutelyawfullyalmightybadlyseriouslyimpossiblybeyonddamndrasticallyexceedinglyextraordinarilyhighlyhugelyimmenselyindecentlyinsanelyintensely

adverbWithout doubt; indeed.

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actuallybadlymightilymuchsoveryvery yes

Translations

Ancient Greek σφόδρα
  • σφόδρα (sphódra)to a very great extent
Catalan molt
  • moltto a very great extent
Chinese Mandarin 很, 非常
  • 很 (hěn)to a very great extent
  • 非常 (fēicháng)to a very great extent
Finnish erittäin paljon
  • erittäin paljonto a very great extent
French beaucoup
  • beaucoupto a very great extent
German sehr, schön
  • sehrto a very great extent
  • schönto a very great extent
Greek πολύ
  • πολύ (polý)to a very great extent
Hebrew עַד מְאוֹד, מְאוֹד מְאוֹד
  • עַד מְאוֹד ('ad m'od)to a very great extent
  • מְאוֹד מְאוֹד (m'od m'od)to a very great extent
Hungarian nagyon
  • nagyonto a very great extent
Italian mille
  • milleto a very great extent
Latin multum, plūrimum
  • multumto a very great extent
  • plūrimumto a very great extent
  • valdēto a very great extent
  • magnopereto a very great extent
Portuguese muito
  • muitoto a very great extent
Spanish muy
  • muyto a very great extent
Tamil மிக, மிகவும்
  • மிக (mika)to a very great extent
  • மிகவும் (mikavum)to a very great extent
  • மிகுந்த (mikunta)to a very great extent
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APA

very much. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/very%20much

MLA

“very much.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/very%20much. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “very much,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/very%20much.

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