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adjective
- 1. of very great extent or quantity; immense: "a vast plain full of orchards"
noun
- 1. an immense space. archaic
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adjective. uk / vɑːst / us / væst / Add to word list. B2. extremely big: A vast audience watched the broadcast. The amount of detail the book contains is vast. The people who have taken our advice have saved themselves vast amounts / sums of money. The vast majority of children attend state schools. Synonyms. enormous. huge.
The meaning of VAST is very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range. How to use vast in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vast.
adjective. us / væst / uk / vɑːst / Add to word list. B2. extremely big: A vast audience watched the broadcast. The amount of detail the book contains is vast. The people who have taken our advice have saved themselves vast amounts / sums of money. The vast majority of children attend public schools. Synonyms. enormous. huge.
of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space. Synonyms: stupendous, colossal, gigantic, boundless, measureless. Antonyms: small. of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous: vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war. very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.: vast sums of money.
4 meanings: 1. unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense 2. (intensifier) 3. → See the vast 4. British.... Click for more definitions.
extremely large in area, size, amount, etc. synonym huge. a vast area of forest. a vast crowd. In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem. They sell a vast array of products. a vast amount of information. At dusk bats appear in vast numbers. vast quantities of food.
Even places that can't be seen or touched, like imaginations, are called vast, because of the endless ideas that come out of them. Someone with a vast imagination is very creative, and a place with a vast landscape is very large.
vast meaning, definition, what is vast: extremely large: Learn more.
Jul 1, 2024 · vast (comparative vaster, superlative meest vast or vastst) firm, fast, tight; fixed, not moving or changing Kunnen we de vaste lasten dragen? ― Can we sustain the fixed costs? stuck, unable to get out Haar hand zat vast in het gat. ― Her hand was stuck in the hole. in the solid state Bij kamertemperatuur is het een vaste stof.
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word vast. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
