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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
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greater than the average size or amountbigThey live in a big house in the country.largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.greatThe party was a great success.enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
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More examplesFewer examplesThere is still a vast economic chasm between developed and developing countries.He consumes vast quantities of chips with every meal.A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it.We can catch the vast majority of people, but hunting down every last tax dodger is virtually impossible.He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.
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extremely large: The vast majority of our students – nearly 90 percent – graduate within four years.
vastly adverb us
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I think the original movie was vastly superior to the remake.
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If hemodynamic stability can be achieved, sinus rhythm returns in the vast majority of patients spontaneously within a few days after surgery.
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Thus, it is surprising that historians are just beginning to concentrate on this vast landscape.
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A really good question speaks from common sense and, because it does, the results can be expected to produce vast social turmoil.
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The vast majority of respondents indicated that they had never engaged in this particular form of political participation.
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Such questions are simply not at issue in the vast majority of this research.
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The vast majority of reservoir simulations are two-phase, non-linear, non-symmetric models.
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Beyond this, there were vast areas of the book world where the vernacular made comparatively little impact.
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Between these two extremes lies the vast domain where behavioral scientists toil.
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The literature on identity is vast, although little has been done so far to render it truly precise, let alone measurable.
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Occasionally, however, vast numbers of trees were destroyed.
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The total volume of water is vast, differing in depth from area to area, from nearly zero to 600 feet (185 meters).
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The vast majority are useless, and worse than useless, for any purpose of systematic study.
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The vast majority are due to random noise fluctuations.
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Since the vast majority of protocols involve rats and mice, the vet should have expertise with these species and other common laboratory animal species.
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The press, streets, monuments, transportation, and countryside became a vast set on to which aperitif brands and their imagery could be projected.
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adjective
ˈvast
Synonyms of vast
: very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range
vast knowledge a vast expanse
vastness
ˈvas(t)-nəs
noun
vast
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noun
: a boundless space
the vast of heaven—John Milton
Synonyms
Adjective
astronomical
astronomic
Brobdingnagian
bumper
colossal
cosmic
cosmical
cyclopean
elephantine
enormous
galactic
gargantuan
giant
gigantesque
gigantic
grand
herculean
heroic
heroical
Himalayan
huge
humongous
humungous
immense
jumbo
king-size
king-sized
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mega
mighty
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monstrous
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mountainous
oceanic
pharaonic
planetary
prodigious
super
super-duper
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supersized
titanic
tremendous
vasty
walloping
whacking
whopping
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enormous, immense, huge, vast, gigantic, colossal, mammoth mean exceedingly large. enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.
an enormous expense
an immense shopping mall
huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.
incurred a huge debt
vast usually suggests immensity of extent.
the vast Russian steppes
gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.
a gigantic sports stadium
colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.
a colossal statue of Lincoln
mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.
a mammoth boulder
Examples of vast in a Sentence
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She has a vast amount of knowledge on this subject.
The policy is supported by the vast majority of citizens.
a vast expanse of land
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As part of the deal, Iran did get access to tens of billions of dollars in assets — but the vast majority of those assets are Iran’s own money.
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The vast majority of viewers — 28.47 million — watched the State of the Union on the big four broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) and the three largest cable news outlets (CNN, Fox News and MSNBC).
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On Wednesday, prosecutors conceded that the defense had not been given time to review the vast disclosure of new evidence and moved to dismiss the case.
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Spain’s cultural and historical heritage and its diverse natural landscapes, from Moorish castles and royal palaces to snowy peaks, vast deserts and rugged coastlines, have made the country a prime location for international films and series.
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The vast majority of food recalls are not ordered by the FDA or USDA, but are made voluntarily by manufacturers, sometimes after agency request.
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Adjective
borrowed from Latin vāstus or vastus "devoid of habitation, desolate, dreary," also, "of great size, immense," probably in part continuing Indo-European *h1u̯eh2-sto- (whence Old High German wuosti "empty, deserted," Old English wēste, Old Irish fás), in part conflated with another base *wast- of uncertain origin
Noun
noun derivative of vast entry 1, perhaps by analogy with deep entry 1, deep entry 3
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1585, in the meaning defined above Noun
1604, in the meaning defined above
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: very great in extent, size, amount, degree, or intensity
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use vast in a sentenceLet’s take those steps that the vast majority of health-care stakeholders support .Affordable Care Act subsidies likely to increase under congressional plan | Amy Goldstein | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostUnsurprisingly, the vast majority of founders follow the directed course.PSA: Most aggregate VC trend data is garbage | Danny Crichton | February 9, 2021 | TechCrunchVoice technology has drastically improved and has become a major digital trend with a vast range of voice-activated technology like Siri, Alexa, Echo, Cortana, and Google Assistant.Seven enterprise SEO strategies and tactics that really work | Harpreet Munjal | February 8, 2021 | Search Engine WatchThe vast majority of people there are not paying full price.Paying for College Can Be Overwhelming. Here's What You Need to Know to Find an Affordable Option | Sean Gregory | February 5, 2021 | TimeShops, restaurants and schools in Washington were closed, and the vast majority of residents had been told to stay home whenever possible.900,000 infected. Nearly 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia. | Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo, John D. Harden | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThough this too is debatable given that 25,000 to 40,000 people a year die of influenza—the vast majority of them unvaccinated.When You Get the Flu This Winter, You Can Blame Anti-Vaxxers | Kent Sepkowitz | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn other words, this is a very small vast-right-wing-conspiracy.How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith its vast web of resources and services, including its support groups, the Center has often helped save these people lives.The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives | Justin Jones | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt would be difficult to find an issue with less resonance with the vast majority of voters than climate change.Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats | Joel Kotkin | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat qualifies as vast enough, as comprehensive enough, as representative enough to faithfully render a city and its people?A History of Paris in 150 Photographs | Sarah Moroz | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor example, there is a vast discussion afoot upon the questions that centre upon Property, its rights and its limitations.The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThis was a vast building of classical design, resembling a Grecian temple.The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThus the whole State became one vast armed camp, nearly forty thousand men on a side, arrayed against each other.The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe endless miles of railways, the vast apparatus of the factories, the soaring structures of the cities bear easy witness to it.The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockA vast mountain of green water lifted up its bulk and fell upon us in a ravening cataract.Uncanny Tales | VariousSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for vastvast/ (vɑːst) /adjectiveunusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense(prenominal) (intensifier): in vast hastenounthe vast mainly poetic immense or boundless spaceBritish dialect a very great amount or numberOrigin of vast1C16: from Latin vastus desertedDerived forms of vastvastity, nounvastly, adverbvastness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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vast
adjective
Definition of vast
as in huge
unusually large
a vast expanse of land just waiting to be settled
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enormous
gigantic
tremendous
massive
giant
immense
colossal
mammoth
astronomical
monumental
mountainous
astronomic
sizable
monstrous
bumper
mighty
big
titanic
monster
oceanic
great
gargantuan
prodigious
humongous
oversized
grand
cosmic
considerable
oversize
substantial
cosmical
mega
planetary
galactic
heroic
super
vasty
whopping
humungous
elephantine
herculean
extensive
majestic
heroical
staggering
jumbo
Himalayan
sizeable
formidable
cyclopean
good
pharaonic
gigantesque
handsome
major
infinite
king-size
Brobdingnagian
supersized
leviathan
voluminous
imposing
overwhelming
king-sized
outsized
goodly
supersize
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tidy
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hefty
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outsize
overgrown
stupendous
bulky
cavernous
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boundless
lofty
immeasurable
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monolithic
towering
august
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tiny
minuscule
infinitesimal
microscopic
diminutive
miniature
small
microscopical
micro
little bitty
bitty
teensy
teeny
wee
Lilliputian
little
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pygmy
minute
smallish
midget
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mini
undersized
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microminiature
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teeny-weeny
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dinky
dwarfish
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How is the word vast distinct from other similar adjectives?
Some common synonyms of vast are colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, and mammoth. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," vast usually suggests immensity of extent.
the vast Russian steppes
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The words colossal and vast can be used in similar contexts, but colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.
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How do enormous and immense relate to one another, in the sense of vast?
Enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.
an enormous expense
an immense shopping mall
Where would gigantic be a reasonable alternative to vast?
Although the words gigantic and vast have much in common, gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.
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The synonyms huge and vast are sometimes interchangeable, but huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.
incurred a huge debt
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The meanings of mammoth and vast largely overlap; however, mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.
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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
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greater than the average size or amountbigThey live in a big house in the country.largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.greatThe party was a great success.enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
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More examplesFewer examplesThere is still a vast economic chasm between developed and developing countries.He consumes vast quantities of chips with every meal.A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it.We can catch the vast majority of people, but hunting down every last tax dodger is virtually impossible.He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.
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vastadjective [ -er/-est only ] us
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extremely large: The vast majority of our students – nearly 90 percent – graduate within four years.
vastly adverb us
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I think the original movie was vastly superior to the remake.
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Maybe its lasting impact will be to change our ideas about children's minds and how those engage with vast clouds of information and ideas.
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The vast majority have never even been in a fight.
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When asked how many students had parents who were immigrants, the vast majority of hands were raised.
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The vast majority of these ventures will fail.
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These data are essentially uninterpretable by the vast majority of people.
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And every health economist out there, who's serious about this stuff, will tell you it's a vast improvement over the status quo.
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The vast majority of students were found guilty.
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But it wasn't caused by vast growth of the force.
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vast (văst)adj. vast·er, vast·est 1. Very great in size, extent, or quantity. See Synonyms at enormous.2. Very great in scope or import: a vast improvement.n. Archaic An immense space.[Latin vāstus.]vast′ly adv.vast′ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.vast (vɑːst) adj1. unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense2. (prenominal) (intensifier): in vast haste. n3. the vast chiefly poetic immense or boundless space4. dialect Brit a very great amount or number[C16: from Latin vastus deserted] ˈvastity n ˈvastly adv ˈvastness nCollins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014vast (væst, vɑst) adj. , -er, -est, n. adj. 1. of very great area or extent. 2. of very great size or proportions. 3. very great in number, quantity, or amount. 4. very great in degree or intensity. n. 5. Literary. an immense expanse or space. [1565–75; < Latin vastus empty, immense] vast′ly, adv. vast′ness, n. vast′y, adj. vast•i•er, vast•i•est. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:Switch to new thesaurus Adj.1.vast - unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Ingehuge, immense, Brobdingnagianbig, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.vastadjective huge, massive, enormous, great, wide, sweeping, extensive, tremendous, immense, mega (slang), unlimited, gigantic, astronomical, monumental, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, never-ending, prodigious, limitless, boundless, voluminous, immeasurable, unbounded, elephantine, ginormous (informal), vasty (archaic), measureless, illimitable, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) farmers who own vast stretches of land small, tiny, microscopic, limited, bounded, narrow, trifling, negligible, paltry, punyCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002vastadjectiveOf extraordinary size and power:behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous.Informal: walloping.Slang: whopping. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translationsواسِع، فَسيحobrovskýrozlehlýenormbeträchtlichunermesslichweitαχανήςvastavastoinmensoextensolaajavaltavaampleétenduimmenselargegríîarstór, feiknamikillvastoampiaampiobezgalīgslielsplašsenormenormvoldsomvastavastoбезднаобширныйтучаogromenprostranenormçok büyükuçsuz bucaksız大量的巨大的vast [vɑːst] ADJ (vaster (compar) (vastest (superl *))) [building, quantity, organization] → enorme, inmenso *; [area] → vasto, extenso; [range, selection] → enorme, amplísimo; [knowledge, experience] → vastoat vast expense → gastando enormes cantidades de dineroit's a vast improvement on his previous work → es muchísimo mejor que su trabajo anteriorthe vast majority (of people) → la inmensa mayoría (de la gente) *Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005vast [ˈvɑːst] adj [range, array, numbers, sums, quantities, area, expanse, distances] → vaste before n; [knowledge, experience] → vaste before n; [amount, success] → vaste before nat vast expense → à grand prixthe vast majority → la vaste majoritéCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005vast adj (+er) → gewaltig, riesig; area also → weit, ausgedehnt; bulk, difference also → riesengroß; knowledge → enorm; majority → überwältigend; wealth, powers → riesig, unermesslich; a vast expanse → eine weite Ebene; the vast expanse of the ocean → die unermessliche Weite des Ozeans; to a vast extent → in sehr hohem Maße; a vast success → ein Riesenerfolg m; at vast expense → zu enormen Kosten; to be a vast improvement on something → eine enorme Verbesserung gegenüber etw seinCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007vast [vɑːst] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (territory, expanse) → vasto/a; (sum, amount) → ingente; (difference, improvement) → enormeat vast expense → con enorme dispendio di capitaleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995vast (vaːst) adjective of very great size or amount. He inherited a vast fortune. uitgestrekte واسِع، فَسيح огромен vasto obrovský unermeßlich enorm τεράστιοςvasto, inmenso tohutu عظیم valtava immenseעצום विशाल ogroman, neizmjeran óriási besar gríðarstór, feiknamikill vasto, enorme 巨大な 광대한 didžiulis plašs; liels; bezgalīgs besar; banyak enorm, uitgestrektenorm, veldig, uhyreogromny vasto mare; imens огромный obrovský ogromen ogroman väldig, ofantlig ใหญ่โต çok büyük, uçsuz bucaksız 巨大的，巨額的 величезний وسيع rộng lớn, mênh mông 巨大的，大量的 ˈvastness noun uitgestrektheid إتّساع، إمتِداد шир vastidão nesmírnost die Unermeßlichkeit umådelig størrelse απεραντοσύνηvastedad, inmensidad tohutu suurus عظمت suunnattomuus immensitéמרחב विस्तार ogromnost végtelenség, mérhetetlenség ukuran besar feiknastærð; víðátta vastità, enormità 巨大さ 광대함 didumas plašums; lielums; bezgalība luas terbentang immensiteituendelighet, vidstrakthet ogrom vastidão vastitate огромность nesmiernosť ogromnost ogromnost väldighet, ofantlighet ความใหญ่โต uçsuz bucaksız olma 巨大，巨額 численність وسعت rộng lớn, mênh mông 巨大，大量 Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Definition of vast adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
vast adjective /vɑːst/ /væst/
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extremely large in area, size, amount, etc. synonym hugea vast area of foresta vast crowdIn the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem.They sell a vast array of products.a vast amount of informationAt dusk bats appear in vast numbers.vast quantities of foodHis business empire was vast.vast sums of moneyThe special effects were a vast improvement over the original film.She writes on a vast range of subjects.It is a very rich country with vast resources.Your help made a vast difference.We’ve hired a marquee at vast expense.Extra ExamplesTo the south lay a vast area of wilderness.Vast crowds lined the route of the marathon.Oxford Collocations DictionaryVast is used with these nouns: amountarchivearea…See full entryWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin vastus ‘void, immense’.
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Inflections of 'vast' (adj): vasteradj comparative vastestadj superlative
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vast /væst/USA pronunciation
adj., -er, -est.
of very great area or size:a vast continent.
very great in quantity or amount:the Pharaoh's vast wealth.
vast•ly, adv.
vast•ness, n. [uncountable]the sheer vastness of space.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vast
(vast, väst),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n.
adj. of very great area or extent; immense:the vast reaches of outer space.
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.
very great in degree, intensity, etc.:an artisan of vast skill.
n. [Literary.]an immense or boundless expanse or space.
Latin vastus empty, immense 1565–75
vast′ly, adv.
vast′ness, n.
1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged measureless, boundless, gigantic, colossal, stupendous.
1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged small.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vast /vɑːst/ adj unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense(prenominal) (intensifier): in vast haste n the vast ⇒ chiefly poetic immense or boundless spaceEtymology: 16th Century: from Latin vastus desertedˈvastly adv ˈvastness n
'vast' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Amazonas
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- Angkor
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Beaux-Arts
- Brazil
- Brisbane
- Canada
- China
- Cyclopean
- Darling Downs
- Fasching
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- Great Dividing Range
- Great Plains
- Guiana
- Himalayas
- Jainism
- Karroo
- Kyrgyz
- Kyrgyz Steppe
- Lydgate
- Mongolia
- Nevada
- Northcliffe
- Nullarbor Plain
- Quebec
- Siberia
- Tatar
- Tibet
- Townsville
- Usenet
- abyss
- administrable
- ample
- army ant
- army worm
- array
- avast
- backdrop
- boatlift
- boundless
- broad
- catastrophism
- cavernous
- check
- circumference
- compute
- cosmic
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