vast majority
The greatest part of something, to the point where alternatives are nearly irrelevant…The greatest part of something, to the point where alternatives are nearly irrelevant in size.
» The vast majority of children love ice cream.
Die überwiegende Mehrheit der Kinder mag Speiseeis.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)The greatest part of something, to the point where alternatives are nearly irrelevant in size.
The vast majority of people will not live to 110.
Examples
20 sentencesThe vast majority of children love ice cream.
deDie überwiegende Mehrheit der Kinder mag Speiseeis.
A vast majority of people approve of the plan.
ruПодавляющее большинство людей поддерживают план.
The vast majority of U.S. Americans live in urban areas.
Anti-state activity makes up the vast majority of charges levelled against journalists jailed around the world.
Because children are the most susceptible to attacks by rabid dogs, they account for the vast majority of deaths.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable