vast
/vɑːst/adjective
उच्चारण वास्ट
विशाल, विस्तृत, असीम
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extremely large in area, size, amount
विशाल, विस्तृत, असीम
- the vast Thar desert
- a vast amount of money
- A vast crowd gathered at the Marina Beach.
+ 2 more examples
- The library holds a vast collection of old maps.
- Vast plains stretched to the horizon.
Synonyms huge enormous immense massive extensive
Opposite tiny small minute negligible
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
vast + noun (area, size, number)
Vast describes anything extremely large in area, amount or number. It comes before a noun or after be.
'Vast' क्षेत्रफल, मात्रा या संख्या में अत्यंत बड़ी किसी भी चीज़ को बताता है। यह noun से पहले या be के बाद आता है।
- India has a vast network of railways.
- The desert is vast and empty.
the vast majority of + plural noun
The vast majority of takes a plural noun and a plural verb. The phrase means almost all of them.
'The vast majority of' के बाद plural noun और plural verb आती है। इस वाक्यांश का अर्थ लगभग सभी है।
- The vast majority of students prefer printed books for exam preparation.
a vast amount of + uncountable / vast numbers of + countable
Use amount with uncountable nouns and numbers with countable nouns after vast.
'Vast' के बाद uncountable nouns के साथ 'amount' और countable nouns के साथ 'numbers' आता है।
- The library holds a vast amount of information.
- Vast numbers of pilgrims visit Varanasi every year.
vastly + comparative / adjective
The adverb vastly strengthens a comparative or an adjective: vastly better, vastly different.
Adverb 'vastly' comparative या adjective को बल देता है: vastly better, vastly different।
- Her handwriting is vastly improved.
+Collocations 4
vast + noun
majorityexpanseareaterritoryempire
- The vast expanse of the Thar desert stretches to the horizon.
adjective + vast
almostincrediblytrulyseeminglyunimaginably
- The universe is unimaginably vast.
vast + amount/number
vast amounts ofvast numbers ofvast sums ofvast quantities ofvast stretches of
- The government spent vast sums of money on the highway.
vastly + adjective
differentimprovedsuperioroutnumberedunderestimated
- The visiting team was vastly outnumbered by the home fans.
“More examples 5
- The vast plains of Punjab produce a large part of India's wheat.
पंजाब के विशाल मैदान भारत के गेहूँ का बड़ा भाग पैदा करते हैं।
- Radhika gazed at the vast ocean from the rock.
राधिका चट्टान से विशाल समुद्र को निहारती रही।
- The vast majority of the voters turned up despite the rain.
बारिश के बावजूद अधिकांश मतदाता पहुँचे।
- The Mughal empire once ruled over a vast territory.
मुग़ल साम्राज्य ने कभी विशाल भू-भाग पर शासन किया था।
- She has a vast knowledge of English literature.
उसे अंग्रेज़ी साहित्य का अत्यंत विस्तृत ज्ञान है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The vast majority of students was present.
✓ The vast majority of students were present.
With majority of + plural noun, the verb is plural.
'Majority of' के बाद plural noun हो तो verb plural आती है।
✗ A vast amount of students applied for the post.
✓ A vast number of students applied for the post.
Students are countable, so use number, not amount.
Students countable हैं, इसलिए 'number' आता है, 'amount' नहीं।
✗ She has a vast knowledge about English literature.
✓ She has a vast knowledge of English literature.
Knowledge takes of when it names the subject known.
जिस विषय का ज्ञान हो, उसके लिए 'knowledge' के साथ 'of' आता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the huge words together: vast (very large in area or amount), immense, enormous, colossal, boundless (without limits), infinite.
विशालता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: vast (क्षेत्र या मात्रा में बहुत बड़ा), immense, enormous, colossal, boundless (सीमाहीन), infinite।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The vast majority, a vast area, vastly improved.
Collocations: the vast majority (बहुत बड़ा बहुमत), a vast area (बहुत विस्तृत क्षेत्र), vastly improved (काफ़ी हद तक सुधरा हुआ)। 'vastly' इसका adverb है।