Meaning

8 senses
  1. Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

    nebelhaft, schwach, unklar

    нея́сныйnejásnyj, нечёткийnečótkij, неопределённыйneopredeljónnyj

    нея́сни́йnejásnýj

    not clearly expressed or understood

  2. Not having a precise meaning.

    a vague term of abuse

  3. Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.

    only a vague notion of what’s needed

    a vague hint of a thickening waistline

  4. Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.

    a vague longing

    leicht

  5. Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.

  6. Lacking expression; vacant.

    lacking clarity or distinctness

  7. Not sharply outlined; hazy.

    нея́сни́йnejásnýj

  8. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.

Examples

98 sentences
  1. Tom is being vague.

    Том дуже неконкретний.

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  2. Tom is vague.

    Том нечітко висловлюється.

    deTom drückt sich vage aus.

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  3. He gave me a vague answer.

    ruОн дал мне расплывчатый ответ.

    deEr gab mir eine vage Antwort.

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  4. She gave us a vague answer.

    ruОна дала нам расплывчатый ответ.

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  5. Tom gave Mary a vague answer.

    ruТом дал Мэри неясный ответ.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not clearly expressed:
Русский
By meaning 1
not clearly expressed:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not clearly expressed:
not clearly felt or sensed:

Origin

From Middle French vague, from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, ramb

From Middle French vague, from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”).

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