vast
UK/vɑːst/
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vast adjective: very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
Adjective
vast (comparative vaster or more vast, superlative vastest or most vast)
- Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
- The Sahara desert is vast.
- There is a vast difference between them.
- Synonyms:
- extensive
- 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.1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter III.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 136
- Another place where, from the aesthetic point of view, a long tunnel would have been a real blessing, is East London as viewed from the carriage window on the old Great Eastern line. Despite a vast change from crowded slums to tracts of wasteland, due to its grim wartime experience, this approach...1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703
- Synonyms:
- extensive
- Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
- the empty, vast, and wandering airc. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
Noun (1)
vast (plural 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.c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
Noun (2) capitalized: VAST
VAST (plural VASTs)
vast meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Arabic and Thai
vast in Tamil
- very large or wide (literally or figuratively)
- பரந்த paranta
vast in Telugu
- విస్తారమైన, విశాలమైనది
vast in Arabic
- very large or wide (literally or figuratively)
- شَاسِع šāsiʕ, وَاسِع wāsiʕ
vast in Thai
- very large or wide (literally or figuratively)
- ว้างเวิ้ง, ไพศาล pai-sǎan, กว้างใหญ่ไพศาล, กว้างใหญ่ gwâang-yài
Examples of vast in a sentence
- Despite a vast change from crowded slums to tracts of wasteland, due to its grim wartime experience, this approach still provides a shabby and unworthy introduction to the great capital.1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:
- Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.2012 March-April, Anna Lena Phillips, “Sneaky Silk Moths”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19...
Synonyms of vast
Forms of vast
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | vaster |
| comparative | more vast |
| superlative | vastest |
| superlative | most vast |
| Noun | |
| plural | vasts |
| plural | VASTs |
Origin of vast
From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”). Related to waste and German Wüste.
Words formed from vast
Words that rhyme with vast
Questions about vast
- What does vast mean?
- Vast means very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
- What is vast in Tamil?
- Vast in Tamil is பரந்த (paranta). See Vast meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use vast in a sentence?
- Despite a vast change from crowded slums to tracts of wasteland, due to its grim wartime experience, this approach still provides a shabby and unworthy introduction to the great capital.
- What part of speech is vast?
- Vast can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce vast?
- Vast is pronounced /vɑːst/ (UK).
Words near vast in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vast (page history and authors); VAST (page history and authors); vast (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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