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vast meaning

EN[vɑːst] [væst] [-ɑːst]
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WVast

    Definition of vast in English Dictionary

  • NounPLvasts
    1. (poetic) A vast space.
    2. AdjectiveCOMvasterCOMmore vastSUPvastestSUPmost vast
      1. Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
        1. The Sahara desert is vast.
        2. There is a vast difference between them.
      2. Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
        1. Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.
      3. (obsolete) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
      4. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • Not such are the beings that earth now breeds : No more the vast god nor the demon : her seeds Wide-handed she scatters, wide-handed feeds
          • Large-scale projects such as motion-picture production use huge sets with seamless painted walls, cycs, and floors—not to mention a vast array of lights.
          • Now, the vast majority of us identify with the second group, the one that believes in trusting the wisdom of the people rather than taking power away from them and concentrating it in the other hands.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adjectives
          • Nouns
            • Countable nouns
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          1. en vastness
          2. fr vaste
          3. en vasts
          4. en vasty
          5. en vastly
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of vast for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "vast" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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