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vastextremely large in area, size, amount, or degree

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely large in area, size, amount, or degree

Pronunciation (IPA): /væst/

Korean meaning: 매우 넓은, 광대한, 엄청난

Korean pronunciation: 바스트 (강세: 바스트)

Example Sentences

  • My room looks vast when I clean it, but tiny when I mess it up again.
  • There's a vast difference between my cooking and my mother's - mine is edible, hers is amazing.
  • The vast library contained millions of books on every subject imaginable.

vast

ADJECTIVE

//væst//

extremely large in area, size, amount, or degree

vast concept
💡 Concept

two explorers lean over the edge of their hot air balloon basket, gazing down at the endless desert spreading beneath them. One explorer points excitedly toward the horizon while the other holds binoculars to get a better view. The desert extends infinitely in all directions with rolling sand dunes that seem to go on forever. Mountains appear as tiny bumps in the far distance, emphasizing the incredible scope of the landscape. Birds flying nearby look like tiny specks compared to the massive terrain below. The hot air balloon drifts peacefully through this enormous space, completely dwarfed by the surroundings. an extremely large area that extends beyond what the eye can see

vast rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The vast future ahead, the past behind at last!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/væst/
🇬🇧 UK/vɑːst/

🌳Etymology

Rootvast

Origin

라틴어 'vastus'에서 유래했습니다. 원래 '황폐한, 비어있는'이라는 의미였지만, 시간이 지나면서 '넓고 큰' 의미로 발전했습니다. 마치 사막처럼 넓고 비어있는 공간을 상상해보세요!

🎵Rhyme

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🔗Collocations

vast majority
vast area
vast amount
vast difference
vast experience
vast knowledge
vast expanse

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My room looks vast when I clean it, but tiny when I mess it up again.

😄 Fun example

There's a vast difference between my cooking and my mother's - mine is edible, hers is amazing.

The vast library contained millions of books on every subject imaginable.

Scientists discovered vast underground water reserves in the desert.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

hugeenormousimmensemassivegigantic

Antonyms

tinysmallnarrow

Related

expansionmagnitudescalebreadth

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