Concetta asked a good question in the comments some time ago, and I'm sorry to have been so slow to answer it:
Can you tell me the difference between very and much. When is it correct to use very and when is it correct to use much and when is it interchangeable.
"Very" comes from Old French verrai, meaning "true." (The modern French word is vrai.) We tend to use it as an intensifier: "She seems very [truly] happy."
"Much" means great in quantity, amount, extent, or a remarkable thing:
We have too much work to do.
Thanks for your compliment, but I didn't really do much.
It can also mean to treat with regard:
He made much of her accomplishments.
And it can mean for the most part or nearly:
I've come to much the same conclusion that you did.
So the two terms aren't interchangeable, but we can use them together:
She's very much in love with him = She's truly a lot in love with him.
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