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vast meaning

EN[vɑːst] [væst] [-ɑːst]
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WVast

    Definition of vast in English Dictionary

  • NounPLvasts
    1. (poetic) A vast space.
    2. AdjectiveCOMvasterCOMmore vastSUPvastestSUPmost vast
      1. Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
        1. The Sahara desert is vast.
        2. There is a vast difference between them.
      2. Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
        1. Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. 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.
      3. (obsolete) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
      4. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • Large-scale projects such as motion-picture production use huge sets with seamless painted walls, cycs, and floors—not to mention a vast array of lights.
          • The vast majority of these studies have focused on the variability in the CYP3A and ABCB1 genes, which are responsible for the metabolism and transport of anticalcineurin inhibitors [27 ,28 ].
          • There is a vast amount of literature available that provides in-depth reviews of modeling shallow water flows using the finite difference, finite volume, and finite element methods.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adjectives
          • Nouns
            • Countable nouns
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          1. en vastness
          2. en vasty
          3. fr vaste
          4. en vasts
          5. en vaster
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of vast for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "vast" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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