vast

CEFRB1

/vɑːst/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely large in size, amount, or area.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.

Examples

  • Fossil fuels are abundant in that vast continent.

  • He wanted to share his vast art collection with the world.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /vast/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.

  2. Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A vast space.

More examples

In context

  • This vast continent is abundant in fossil fuels.

  • There is a vast difference between them.

  • The Sahara desert is vast.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank desert stretched for hundreds of miles without any signs of life.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”). Related to waste and German Wüste.