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vast¹
- /vɑːst/ UK
- /vast/ Northern England, Scotland
- /væst/ US
Rhymes with -æst, -ɑːst
Where it comes from
From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”). Related to waste and German Wüste.
adjective vaster · more vast · vastest · most vast
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Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
The Sahara desert is vast.
Similar: extensive
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Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing.
Similar: extensive
- Waste; desert; desolate; lonely. the empty, vast, and wandering air
noun vasts
- A vast space. they have seemed to be together, though absent, shook hands, as over a vast, and embraced, as it were, from the ends of opposed winds.
VAST²
noun VASTs
- Acronym of visual audio sensory theater
- Acronym of volcanic ash strategic initiative team
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: large, huge, immense, big, great, colossal, large-scale, gigantic, massive, gargantuan, grand, sizable, good-sized, ample, giant, hefty
Translations
Every language
adj very large or wide (literally or figuratively)
| Español | vasto, enorme |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 광대하다 gwangdaehada, 거대하다 geodaehada, 광막하다 gwangmakhada |
| 日本語 | 広大な kōdai na, 莫大な bakudai na |
| 中文 | 浩大 hàodà |
| Português | vasto |
| Français | vaste, immense |
| Deutsch | beträchtlich, weit, ausgedehnt, enorm, riesig |
| Italiano | ampio, vasto, esteso, grande, immenso |
| Ελληνικά | απέραντος apérantos |
| Русский | обши́рный obšírnyj, огро́мный ogrómnyj |
| العربية | شَاسِع šāsiʕ, وَاسِع wāsiʕ |
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title = {vast},
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