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vast

[ vast ]

adjective

, vast·er, vast·est.
  1. of very great area or extent; immense:

    the vast reaches of outer space.

    Synonyms: stupendous, colossal, gigantic, boundless, measureless

    Antonyms: small

  2. of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous:

    vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war.

  3. very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.:

    vast sums of money.

  4. very great in degree, intensity, etc.:

    an artisan of vast skill.



noun

  1. Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.

vast

/ vɑːst /

adjective

  1. unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense
  2. prenominal (intensifier)

    in vast haste

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the vast poetic.
    immense or boundless space
  2. dialect.
    a very great amount or number
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈvastity, noun
  • ˈvastness, noun
  • ˈvastly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • vast·ly adverb
  • vast·ness noun
  • su·per·vast adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vast1

First recorded in 1565–75, from Latin vastus “empty, immense”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vast1

C16: from Latin vastus deserted
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Example Sentences

He said this has vast implications for everyday electronics, explaining how information encoded in an electron's properties could be transferred without loss, conceivably resulting in lower-power, highly efficient transistors.

He acknowledged that Ukrainian forces were experiencing “incredibly difficult conditions” in Kursk, but said Russia was devoting vast resources to ejecting them - resources which it would prefer to be using elsewhere.

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He is optimistic that the vast deposits of copper in DR Congo and Zambia will keep the Lobito Corridor viable as there exists "a steady demand" for it globally.

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“They are the vehicles who carry an army of souls of men and women who have been deported during slave trade, an army of dispossessed souls. They also represent the vast diaspora, the contemporary one.”

A vast throng, mainly women of all ages, some cradling children, fill the vast field.

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