adj

vast

vahst

adj

Extremely large in size, extent, or amount.

"The desert stretched out in a vast, empty expanse."

"She inherited a vast fortune from her grandfather."

noun

A huge, open space (usually literary).

"The astronaut stared out into the vast of space."

How to Use Vast

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHuge — used for size, amount, or scale.

Common pairings

a vast area vast amounts of a vast majority vast wealth

vaster comparative, more vast comparative, vasts plural, vastest superlative, most vast superlative

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The desert stretched out in a _____, empty expanse.

From Latin vastus, meaning "empty" or "immense" — the same root that gives us "waste" and "devastate."

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