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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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greater than the average size or amount. big They live in a big house in the country. large A large number of people were crowded into the room. great The party was a great success. enormous They bought an enormous house in the suburbs. See more results » More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
Vast definition: of very great area or extent; immense. See examples of VAST used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
4 meanings: 1. unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense 2. (intensifier) 3. → See the vast 4. British.... Click for more definitions.
1. unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense. 2. ( prenominal) (intensifier): in vast haste. n. 3. the vast chiefly poetic immense or boundless space. 4. dialect Brit a very great amount or number. [C16: from Latin vastus deserted] ˈvastity n. ˈvastly adv.
VAST definition: extremely big: . Learn more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word vast mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word vast. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
