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Vast Area Amount Information Adjective Bre Vɑːst Væst

Word vast
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / vɑːst / NAmE / væst /
Example
  • a vast area of forest
  • a vast crowd
  • a vast amount of information
  • at dusk bats appear in vast numbers.
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vast

(adjective)BrE / vɑːst / NAmE / væst /
  1. extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.
    • synonym huge
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/huge
    • a vast area of forest
    • a vast crowd
    • a vast amount of information
    • At dusk bats appear in vast numbers.
    • His business empire was vast.
    • In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem.
    • Your help made a vast difference.
    • We’ve hired a marquee at vast expense.

    Extra Examples

    • In the vast majority of cases this should not be a problem.
    • There is a vast amount of information available online.
    • To the south lay a vast area of wilderness.
    • Vast crowds lined the route of the marathon.
    • We’ve hired a marquee at vast expense.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Latin vastus ‘void, immense’.
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