B1adjectivelanguage
US/veɪɡ/
UK/veɪɡ/
not clear or detailed, so it is difficult to understand, remember or see exactly
In context
His answer was so vague that nobody knew what he really meant.
I have a vague memory of visiting this beach as a child.
The instructions were too vague, so we had to ask the teacher again.
Words that go with vague
adjective + noun
- vague ideaI only have a vague idea of how the system works.
- vague answerThe minister gave a vague answer about the new tax.
- vague feelingI had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
adverb + verb
- vaguely rememberI vaguely remember meeting him at a wedding.
adverb + adjective
- vaguely familiarHer face looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't remember her name.
- rather vagueThe details of the plan are still rather vague.
adjective + preposition
- vague aboutHe was vague about where he had been all night.