vest (v st)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. a. Archaic Clothing; raiment. b. 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. 2. To dress oneself, especially in ecclesiastical vestments. [French veste, robe, from Italian vesta, from Latin vestis, garment; see wes-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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 undershirt Austral. equivalent singlet
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a similar sleeveless garment worn as outerwear Austral. equivalent singlet
3. (Clothing & Fashion) the usual US, Canadian, and Austral. word for waistcoat
4. (Clothing & Fashion) Obsolete any form of dress, esp a long robe
vb
1. (tr; foll by in) to place or settle (power, rights, etc., in) power was vested in the committee
2. (tr; foll by with) to bestow or confer (on) the company was vested with authority
3. (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)
4. (tr) to clothe or array
5. (intr) to put on clothes, ecclesiastical vestments, etc.
[from Old French vestir to clothe, from Latin vestīre, from vestis clothing]
vestless adj
vestlike adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
vest
verb
vest 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.
Translations
vest1 [vest]
vest2 [vest] VT to vest sb with sth → investir a algn de algo
to 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
vest2 [vest] VT to vest sb with sth → investir a algn de algo
to 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
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]
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vt (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
vest1 [vɛst] n (Brit) (with sleeves) → maglia intima; (sleeveless) → canottiera (Am) (waistcoat) → panciotto, gilè m inv
vest1 [vɛst] n (Brit) (with sleeves) → maglia intima; (sleeveless) → canottiera (Am) (waistcoat) → panciotto, gilè m inv
vest2 [vɛst] vt (frm) to vest sb with sth → investire qn di qc
to vest powers/authority in sb → conferire poteri/autorità a qn
vest2 [vɛst] vt (frm) to vest sb with sth → investire qn di qc
to vest powers/authority in sb → conferire poteri/autorità a qn
vest1 [vɛst] n (Brit) (with sleeves) → maglia intima; (sleeveless) → canottiera (Am) (waistcoat) → panciotto, gilè m inv
vest2 [vɛst] vt (frm) to vest sb with sth → investire qn di qc
to vest powers/authority in sb → conferire poteri/autorità a qn
vest2 [vɛst] vt (frm) to vest sb with sth → investire qn di qc
to vest powers/authority in sb → conferire poteri/autorità a qn
n vest [vest]
1 a kind of sleeveless shirt worn under a shirt, blouse etc He was dressed only in (a) vest and underpants. onderhemp صِدار، صُدْرَه потник tílko undertrøje das Unterhemd φανέλα camiseta särk زیر پوش aluspaita camisole גוּפִייָה अंगरखा odjeća, ruho atlétatrikó baju tak berlengan nærskyrta maglietta 肌着 조끼 berankoviai marškiniai apakškrekls anak baju onderhemd undertrøye podkoszulek camisola interior maiou майка tričko, košieľka majica potkošulja undertröja เสื้อกล้าม iç gömleği, fanilâ 背心汗衫 жилет, жилетка زير جامہ áo lót 汗衫
2 (especially American) a waistcoat jacket, vest and trousers; (also adjective ) a vest pocket. baadjie مِعْطَف قَصير жилетка vesta vest; veste- die Weste, Westen-... γιλέκο chaleco vest جلیقه liivi (de) gilet וֶסט वास्कट prsluk mellény rompi vesti panciotto チョッキ (조끼 비슷한) 여성용 옷 liemenė veste; vestes- rompi vest vest(-) kamizelka colete vestă жилет vesta telovnik pancir košulja väst เสื้อกั๊ก yelek (尤在美語中)背心 жилет واسکٹ áo gi lê 背心，马甲
vest → صدرية, صديري tílko, vesta vest Unterhemd, Weste γιλέκο camiseta de tirantes, chaleco aluspaita, liivi débardeur, gilet majica bez rukava, 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
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