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very much en · ADV

Pronunciation

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Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) To a very great extent.
    • I am very much aware you'd very much like to see me again.
    • ‘Did you enjoy your meal?’ ‘Very much.’ ‘And did you find it innovative?’ ‘Yes, very much so.’
    • His two cousins are very much alike.
    • That town was still very much a simple farming community, but something was very much the matter.
  2. (not-comparable) Without doubt; indeed.
    • Contrary to recent reports of her death, I can confirm that she is very much alive.
    • 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:

Relateds

so much

Synonyms

above a bit · certainly · literally · really · come to think of it · in faith · in point of fact · impossibly · fact is · murrain · soothfast · to tell the truth · very much · in actuality · intensely · indecently · to be honest · strikingly · surely · acutely · beyond · truthfully · legitimately · indubitably · awfully · jolly · violently · drastically · TBH · in fact · actually · properly · immensely · as a matter of fact · verily · wis · insanely · severely · strikingly · certainly · definitely · wildly · all things considered · terribly · de facto · badly · exceedingly · really · strikingly · simply · highly · to be frank · tbh · intensely · right · hugely · wicked · undoubtedly · in truth · badly · mightily · damn · not gonna lie · de jure · indeed · in all honesty · frankly · truly · soothly · forsooth · honestly · verily · very much · almighty · above a bit · by right · extraordinarily · in reality

Translations (32)

ca molt (to a very great extent) · sa बहु (to a very great extent) · grc σφόδρα (to a very great extent) · ta மிகுந்த (to a very great extent) · ta மிகவும் (to a very great extent) · he עַד מְאוֹד (to a very great extent) · oj naaniibowa (to a very great extent) · hu nagyon (to a very great extent) · la multum (to a very great extent) · ml വളരെയധികം (to a very great extent) · fi erittäin paljon (to a very great extent) · gl moi (to a very great extent) · it mille (to a very great extent) · la magnopere (to a very great extent) · fr beaucoup (to a very great extent) · la plūrimum (to a very great extent) · ta மிக (to a very great extent) · aht dzaxdzeʼ (to a very great extent) · de schön (to a very great extent) · pt muito (to a very great extent) · cmn(to a very great extent) · de sehr (to a very great extent) · gl ben (to a very great extent) · es muy (to a very great extent) · el πολύ (to a very great extent) · he מְאוֹד מְאוֹד (to a very great extent) · gl extremadamente (to a very great extent) · cmn 非常 (to a very great extent) · txb māka (to a very great extent) · la valdē (to a very great extent) · tpi tumas (to a very great extent) · roa-gal brav'ment (to a very great extent)

very much en · DET

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (in negative constructions or questions, often) A very large amount of (something stated or implied).
    • We don't have very much wine left.
    • Do you have very much work still to do?