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# vastly

adverb (vastly)

«vastly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very much; to a very great degree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#m1)
2. Over a very large area or amount. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#m2)

### In the lessons

It makes a comparison or a description much stronger: "vastly bigger", "vastly different", "vastly improved". In maths and science it tells the reader the difference is very large, but it is not an exact number. Phrases: "vastly different", "vastly better", "vastly outnumbered".

### Examples

- The Sun is vastly bigger than the Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#x1)
- My handwriting has vastly improved this term. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#x2)
- The two stories are vastly different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#x3)
- The defenders were vastly outnumbered by the attackers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#x4)
- A blue whale is vastly heavier than an elephant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#x5)
- Life today is vastly different from life in the Middle Ages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#x6)
- The new game is vastly better than the old one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#x7)
- All this admiration vastly pleased the Queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/#x8)

### Note

Adverb from "vast" (very large). It usually goes before an adjective or a verb like "improve", "increase" or "differ". In maths, "vastly bigger" tells you the difference is huge, but you still need the real numbers to calculate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vastly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vastly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vastly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vastly.html) on Mova free.