Vocabulary
vage
/ˈvaːɡə/· adjective
vague
Not precise: a vague promise, a vague memory, a vague feeling that something is wrong.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- vager
- Superlativ
- am vagesten
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
vage
vague, imprecise
Die Angaben sind sehr vage.
The information is very vague.
Word family
vagedie Vagheitvaguenessder Vagabundvagabond, tramp (the same Latin root: vagus, wandering)
Common combinations
- eine vage Vermutunga vague suspicion
- vage bleibento remain vague
- sich vage erinnernto remember vaguely
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
ungenauunbestimmtschwammig
↔ Opposites
präzisekonkret
Real examples
- Ich habe nur eine vage Erinnerung an das Treffen.I have only a vague memory of the meeting.
- Die Regierung blieb in ihren Aussagen bewusst vage.The government deliberately remained vague in its statements.
- Je vager die Formulierung, desto mehr Spielraum bleibt.The vaguer the wording, the more room for manoeuvre remains.
