He has been very much admired. vs He has been admired very much.

Both phrases are correct and have the same meaning. They differ only in the placement of the adverb 'very much.' The adverb can be placed before or after the main verb 'admired' without changing the overall meaning of the sentence.

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He has been very much admired.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a correct way to express that someone has been greatly admired. The adverb 'very much' is placed before the main verb 'admired.'

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But I gather he was much admired.
Mr. Pirrip, you are being much admired.
He was very much admired, indeed.
The issue has been very much relevant since 11 September, too.
The focus this year has been very much on women and children.
That has been very much welcomed and respected by Members here.
He was very much admired, indeed. 'He's as beautiful as a weathercock', remarked one of the town councillors.
But, of course, 30 years later, the smile has been very much wiped off Father Barry kiernan's face.
This has been very much fun. Unfortunately, we must get back to work.
Haiti has been very much on top of the international community's agenda.
Recently, Latin America has been very much in the news.
The 2001 action programme against torture, on the other hand, has been very much a case of empty rhetoric.
I also want to thank him for his very strong engagement with the work of this committee in Parliament - it has been very much appreciated.
A development which has been very much encouraged by the policy trends of recent decades.
The Community has been very much in the vanguard of calls for this kind of approach.
And yet his account, or Mr. Redstone's account, has been very much alive.
It has been very much geared towards consensus and has been imaginative and flexible in equal measure, and has for once closely examined structural aspects.
Enlargement, being the main subject on the agenda, has been very much at the heart of the referendum campaign on the Nice Treaty in my country.
The EU is closely monitoring the situation on the ground and since the outset, has been very much involved in the evacuation of migrants and humanitarian assistance.
The Commission has been very much in favour of the idea of a public prosecutor, but many Member States have not been very positive on this issue.

Alternatives:

he has been greatly admired.
he has been admired a lot.
he has been highly admired.
he has been extensively admired.
he has been deeply admired.

He has been admired very much.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a correct way to express that someone has been greatly admired. The adverb 'very much' is placed after the main verb 'admired.'

Show examples from the web [+]

Selma, who I admired so much.
I only took this job because I admired you so much.
But I gather he was much admired.
He was very much admired, indeed.
Wow. You know, when I first started this label, my dream was to work with musicians and bands whose music I just admired so much.
He was very much admired, indeed. 'He's as beautiful as a weathercock', remarked one of the town councillors.
The European Union has been admired for a long time for its social model.
Mr. Pirrip, you are being much admired.
She'd be delighted to hear how much you admired it.
I would first of all say thank you again to Mr Monti for the great efforts he has made in this area, and I would also thank Mr Rapkay very much.
You clearly loved Jake very much.
I think Palek cares very much.
Thank you very much firstly for taking my question: I appreciate it very much.
Listen, I went to Costco today 'cause they were having a sale On those padded toilet seats, And I remembered how much you admired mine.
I very much support what he has said today.
I didn't like it very much.
We just don't think you know very much.
Soon she had money and adoration, and a hip-hop fiancé who loved her very much.
You just wanted it very much.
Agents Levy, Hutchinson, thank you very much.

Alternatives:

he has been greatly admired.
he has been admired a lot.
he has been highly admired.
he has been extensively admired.
he has been deeply admired.

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He has been very much admired. vs He has been admired very much.