Meaning

1 senses

  1. (poetic)A vast space.

Examples

194 sentences

  1. They crossed the vast continent on foot.

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  2. We can utilize the resources of this vast region by distributing tasks among ourselves.

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  3. The village was threatened by a vast wildfire.

    Селу загрожувала жахлива пожежа. — Ahha

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  4. He thought of himself as a speck of dust in an immensely vast universe.

    Він думав про себе, як про пилинку в надзвичайно просторому Всесвіті. — Ahha

    deEr verstand sich als ein Staubkörnchen in einem unermesslich großen Universum. — samueldora

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  5. Cats have a vast interiority.

    Коти мають багатий внутрішній світ. — deniko

    ruУ кошек богатый внутренний мир. — Ooneykcall

    deKatzen haben eine reiche Innenwelt. — mhr

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: vasts
Singularvast
Pluralvasts

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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