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adjective, vast·er, vast·est.
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.
noun
Literary . an immense or boundless expanse or space.
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Origin of vast First recorded in 1565–75, vast is from the Latin word vastus “empty, immense”
OTHER WORDS FROM vast vast·ly, adverb vast·ness, noun su·per·vast, adjective su·per·vast·ness, noun
Words nearby vast vassal ,
vassalage ,
vassalic ,
vassalize ,
Vassar ,
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Västerås ,
Vasthi ,
vastitude ,
vastity ,
vastly
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Words related to vast ample ,
big ,
boundless ,
broad ,
colossal ,
endless ,
enormous ,
extensive ,
far-flung ,
far-reaching ,
gigantic ,
great ,
huge ,
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mammoth ,
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How to use vast in a sentence Let’s take those steps that the vast majority of health-care stakeholders support .
Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of founders follow the directed course.
Voice 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.
The vast majority of people there are not paying full price.
Shops, restaurants and schools in Washington were closed, and the vast majority of residents had been told to stay home whenever possible.
Though this too is debatable given that 25,000 to 40,000 people a year die of influenza—the vast majority of them unvaccinated.
In other words, this is a very small vast -right-wing-conspiracy.
With its vast web of resources and services, including its support groups, the Center has often helped save these people lives.
It would be difficult to find an issue with less resonance with the vast majority of voters than climate change.
What qualifies as vast enough, as comprehensive enough, as representative enough to faithfully render a city and its people?
For example, there is a vast discussion afoot upon the questions that centre upon Property, its rights and its limitations.
This was a vast building of classical design, resembling a Grecian temple.
Thus the whole State became one vast armed camp, nearly forty thousand men on a side, arrayed against each other.
The endless miles of railways, the vast apparatus of the factories, the soaring structures of the cities bear easy witness to it.
A vast mountain of green water lifted up its bulk and fell upon us in a ravening cataract.
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British Dictionary definitions for vast
adjective
unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense
(prenominal) (intensifier) in vast haste
noun
the vast mainly poetic immense or boundless space
British dialect a very great amount or number
Derived forms of vast vastity , noun vastly , adverb vastness , noun Word Origin for vast C16: from Latin vastus deserted
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