vast

«vast» in Mova's school dictionary: Extremely large in size, amount or area — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (vast, vaster, vastest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Extremely large in size, amount or area. tree →

2) «The vast majority» means nearly all. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and science: vast oceans, deserts, space. In stories: a vast hall or forest sets a scene that feels huge. In maths and data: «the vast majority» means much more than half, usually nearly all.

examples

• The Pacific is a vast ocean. tree →
• Space is so vast that light takes years to cross it. tree →
• They walked across a vast, empty desert. tree →
• The vast majority of the class passed the test. tree →
• A vast crowd filled the stadium. tree →
• The library has a vast number of books. tree →
• Empty, vast, and cold were the halls of the Snow Queen. tree →

note

Stronger than «big» or «large». «Vastly» = very much: vastly different. «The vast majority» is used with countable nouns and means far more than half.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «vast» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.