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vest
(vĕst)n.
1. A sleeveless garment, often having buttons down the front, worn usually over a shirt or blouse and sometimes as part of a three-piece suit.
2. A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection: a warm down vest; a bulletproof vest.
3. A fabric trim worn to fill in the neckline of a woman's garment; a vestee.
4. Chiefly British An undershirt.
5. Obsolete An ecclesiastical vestment.
v. vest·ed, vest·ing, vests
v.tr.
1. To place (authority, property, or rights, for example) in the control of a person or group, especially to give someone an immediate right to present or future possession or enjoyment of (an estate, for example). Used with in: vested his estate in his daughter.
2. To invest or endow (a person or group) with something, such as power or rights. Used with with: vested the council with broad powers; vests its employees with full pension rights after five years of service.
3. To clothe or robe, as in ecclesiastical vestments.
v.intr.
1. To become legally vested: stock options that vest after the second year of employment.
2. To dress oneself, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.
[French veste, robe, from Italian vesta, from Latin vestis, garment; see wes- in Indo-European roots.]
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vest
(vɛst)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) an undergarment covering the body from the shoulders to the hips, made of cotton, nylon, etc. US and Canadian equivalent: T-shirt or undershirt Austral equivalent: singlet
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a similar sleeveless garment worn as outerwear. Austral equivalent: singlet
3. (Clothing & Fashion) obsolete any form of dress, esp a long robe
vb
4. (foll by: in) to place or settle (power, rights, etc, in): power was vested in the committee.
5. (foll by: with) to bestow or confer (on): the company was vested with authority.
6. (Law) (usually foll by in) to confer (a right, title, property, etc, upon) or (of a right, title, etc) to pass (to) or devolve (upon)
7. (tr) to clothe or array
8. (intr) to put on clothes, ecclesiastical vestments, etc
[C15: from Old French vestir to clothe, from Latin vestīre, from vestis clothing]
ˈvestless adj
ˈvestˌlike adj
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vest
(vɛst)n.
1. a fitted, waist-length, sleeveless garment with buttons down the front, usu. worn under a jacket.
2. a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment. Compare dickey 1 (def. 1).
3. any of various sleeveless garments for the upper body, having a front opening and worn for style, warmth, or protection: a down vest; a bulletproof vest.
4. Brit. an undershirt.
5. Archaic.
v.t. a. dress; apparel.
b. an outer garment, robe, or gown.
6. to dress or clothe, as in ecclesiastical vestments.
7. to place or settle in the possession or control of someone (usu. fol. by in): to vest authority in a new official.
8. to invest or endow with something, as powers, functions, or rights: to vest the board with power to increase production.
v.i. 9. to put on vestments.
10. to become vested in a person, as a right.
11. to devolve upon a person as possessor.
[1375–1425; (n.) < Italian veste robe, dress < Latin vestis garment; (v.) < Middle French vestir < Latin vestīre to clothe, derivative of vestis; akin to wear]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
vest
In British English, a vest is a piece of clothing that you wear on the top half of your body underneath a shirt, blouse, or dress in order to keep warm.
She wore a woollen vest under her blouse.
In American English, a piece of clothing like this is called an undershirt.
When it's cold I always wear an undershirt.
In American English, a vest is a piece of clothing with buttons and no sleeves, which a man wears over his shirt and under his jacket. In British English, a piece of clothing like this is called a waistcoat.
Under his jacket he wore a navy blue vest with black buttons.
The men wore evening suits and waistcoats.
In both British and American English, a vest is a piece of clothing that you wear on the top part of your body for a particular purpose.
The police officers had to wear bulletproof vests.
Cyclists should always wear a helmet and a reflective vest.
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vest
Past participle: vested
Gerund: vesting
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| Noun | 1. |  vest - a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coatbulletproof vest - a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" three-piece suit - a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers |
| 2. |  vest - a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the bodyundergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments | |
| Verb | 1. | vest - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" instal, install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election" ordain - invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month" |
| 2. | vest - place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" vest - become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees" | |
| 3. | vest - become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees" change hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year" vest - place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons" | |
| 4. |  vest - clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments | |
| 5. |  vest - clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robesapparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" vest - clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments |
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vest
verbvest in something or someone (usually passive) place, invest, entrust, settle, lodge, confer, endow, bestow, consign, put in the hands of, be devolved upon All the authority was vested in one man.
vest with something (usually passive) endow with, furnish with, entrust with, empower with, authorize with The mass media has been vested with considerable power.
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Translations
صِدار، صُدْرَهصَدْرِيَّةصديريقَمِيصٌ تـَحْتِيّمِعْطَف قَصير
tílkovesta
vestundertrøje
aluspaitaliivi
potkošuljaprsluk
atlétatrikómellénytrikó
vestinærskyrta
ウエストコート肌着
(남자용) 속 셔츠조끼
berankoviai marškiniai
apakškreklsvestevestes-
kamizelkapodkoszulekpodkoszulka
tielko
jopičmajicatelovnik
undertröjaväst
เสื้อกั๊ก
áo gi-lêáo lót
vest
1 [vest]vest
2 [vest] VT to vest sb with sth → investir a algn de algoto vest rights/authority in sb → conferir or conceder derechos/autoridad a algn
by the authority vested in me → en virtud de la autoridad que se me ha concedido
to vest property in sb → ceder una propiedad a algn, hacer a algn titular de una propiedad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vest
[ˈvɛst] vt
to be vested with sth → être investi(e) de qch
vested in sb
Parliament voted to strip him of the powers vested in him → Le Parlement a voté pour lui retirer les pouvoirs dont il a été investi.
to be invested in sb
All authority was vested in her → Elle était investie d'une autorité absolue.vested interest [ˈvɛstɪd]
to be vested with sth → être investi(e) de qch
vested in sb
Parliament voted to strip him of the powers vested in him → Le Parlement a voté pour lui retirer les pouvoirs dont il a été investi.
to be invested in sb
All authority was vested in her → Elle était investie d'une autorité absolue.vested interest [ˈvɛstɪd]
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vest
1vest
2vt (form) to vest somebody with something, to vest something in somebody → jdm etw verleihen; the rights vested in the Crown → die der Krone zustehenden Rechte; Congress is vested with the power to declare war → der Kongress verfügt über das Recht, den Krieg zu erklären; the authority vested in me → die mir verliehene Macht; he has vested interests in the oil business → er ist (finanziell) am Ölgeschäft beteiligt; the vested interests in the oil business (people) → die am Ölgeschäft Beteiligten pl; he has a vested interest in the play (fig) → er hat ein persönliches Interesse an dem Stück
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
vest
1 [vɛst] n (Brit) (with sleeves) → maglia intima; (sleeveless) → canottiera (Am) (waistcoat) → panciotto, gilè m invvest
2 [vɛst] vt (frm) to vest sb with sth → investire qn di qcto vest powers/authority in sb → conferire poteri/autorità a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vest
(vest) noun1. a kind of sleeveless shirt worn under a shirt, blouse etc. He was dressed only in (a) vest and underpants.
2. (especially American) a waistcoat. jacket, vest and trousers; (also adjective) a vest pocket.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
vest
→ صَدْرِيَّة, قَمِيصٌ تـَحْتِيّ tílko, vesta vest Unterhemd, Weste γιλέκο camiseta de tirantes, chaleco aluspaita, liivi débardeur, gilet potkošulja, prsluk canottiera, gilet ウエストコート, 肌着 (남자용) 속 셔츠, 조끼 vest vest kamizelka camiseta, colete жилет undertröja, väst เสื้อกั๊ก atlet, yelek áo gi-lê, áo lót 背心, 马甲Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009