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vast

[ vast ]

adjective

vaster, vastest.
  1. of very great area or extent; immense:

    the vast reaches of outer space.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  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

/ ±¹É‘ː²õ³Ù /

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

  • ˈ±¹²¹²õ³ÙŸ±³Ù²â, noun
  • ˈ±¹²¹²õ³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ±¹²¹²õ³Ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±¹²¹²õ³Ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ±¹²¹²õ³Ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²õ³Ü·±è±ð°ù·±¹²¹²õ³Ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vast1

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

Origin of vast1

C16: from Latin vastus deserted
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McMahon defended the aggressive actions to take down the department, saying that despite vast sums spent, the American public school system has continued to decline.

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Two decades ago, Hollywood studios viewed the so-called Middle Kingdom as a vast market to exploit.

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Zelensky said "the main objective" was to protect Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv border regions, and to "ease the pressure" on other parts of the vast front line, particularly in the eastern Donetsk region.

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Mainly travelling alone through Turkey, Bulgaria and the "vast expanse of nothing" of the deserts of Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekista, Ms Moore said her bicycle tyres have held up well.

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After taking that DNA test almost a decade ago, the genealogy company entered her data into its vast family tree, allowing other users to make contact with their genetic relatives – close or distant.

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