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vast

[vast]

adjective

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

    the vast reaches of outer space.

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  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

/ ɑː /

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. poeticimmense or boundless space

  2. dialecta 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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Other Word Forms

  • vastly adverb
  • vastness noun
  • supervast adjective
  • ˈپٲ noun
  • ˈٲԱ noun
  • ˈٱ adverb
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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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The vast majority of the Welsh government's funding comes from the UK government, in what's known as the block grant.

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The vast majority of patients admitted as John Does leave as themselves.

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But between the college and hospital - in the vast expanse of this city of more than seven million people - there are many others who also are reeling from the tragedy.

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But the vast sovereign wealth fund's involvement in this competition does not stop there.

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The short clip shows a man running in a vast field of crops, through a haze of thick morning fog, as agents give chase on foot and in trucks.

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