vest
See also vést
English
Etymology
From French veste (“a vest, jacket”), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛst
Noun
vest (plural vests)
- (now rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries.
- (now North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
- (UK) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
- A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
- Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
- 2010, Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers, Random House, ISBN 9781400067534, page 162:
- He gripped some of the shreds and pulled off his vest and the shirt beneath it, his clothing disintegrating around him. What in the hell point was there in wearing a twenty-five-pound bulletproof vest if you could still get gunned to death?
- 2010, Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers, Random House, ISBN 9781400067534, page 162:
Synonyms
- (garment worn under a shirt): singlet, tank top (US), undershirt (US)
- (garment worn over a shirt): waistcoat (UK)
Hyponyms
- (sleeveless outergarment): safety vest, scrimmage vest, fishing vest
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "vest"
Translations
loose robe worn in Middle East and elsewhere in Arab world
garment worn over a shirt
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garment worn under a shirt
sleeveless top with identifying colours or logos
any sleeveless outer garment
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Verb
vest (third-person singular simple present vests, present participle vesting, simple past and past participle vested)
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): (commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent.
- My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.
- 2005, Kaye A. Thomas, Consider Your Options, page 104
- If you doubt that you'll stick around at the company long enough for your options to vest, you should discount the value for that uncertainty as well.
- 2007, Ransey Guy Cole, Jr. (United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit), Roger Miller Music, Inc. v. Sony ATV Publishing, LLC
- Sony interpreted 17 U.S.C. § 304 as requiring that the author be alive at the start of the copyright renewal term for the author’s prior assignments to vest.
External links
- vest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- vest in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- vest at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westą.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /vɛst/, [ʋɛsd̥]
Noun
vest (uncountable)
- west, a compass direction
Related terms
Noun
vest c (singular definite vesten, plural indefinite veste)
Inflection
Inflection of vest
Dutch
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Verb
vest tr. or intr., 1st conj., pres. vedu, ved, ved, past vedu
- to lead
Conjugation
conjugation of vest
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) |
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| 1st pers. sg. | es | vedu | vedu | vedīšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | ved | vedi | vedīsi | ved |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | ved | veda | vedīs | lai ved |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | vedam | vedām | vedīsim | vedīsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | vedat | vedāt | vedīsiet, vedīsit |
vediet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | ved | veda | vedīs | lai ved |
| CONJUNCTIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | vedot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | vedošs | ||
| Past | esot vedis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | vezdams | ||
| Future | vedīšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | vedot | ||
| Imperative | lai vedot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | vedam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | vedis | |||
| Present | vestu | Present Passive | vedams | ||
| Past | būtu vedis | Past Passive | vests | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāved | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | vest | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāved | Negative Infinitive | nevest | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāvedot | Verbal noun | vešana | ||
Norwegian
vest
Etymology
From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westą.
Noun
vest
- west (compass point)
Antonyms
This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at west. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see vest in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2009
Romanian
Etymology
From German West.
Noun
vest n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of vest
| gender n | uncountable |
|---|---|
| Nominative/Accusative (Unarticulated) |
vest |
| Nominative/Accusative (Definite articulation) |
vestul |
| Genitive/Dative (Definite articulation) |
vestului |
Synonyms
See also
Romansch
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Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian): vijȇst
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *věstь, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know, perceive”).
Noun
vȇst f (Cyrillic spelling ве̑ст)
Declension
declension of vest
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vȇst | vesti |
| genitive | vesti | véstī |
| dative | vesti | vesti |
| accusative | vest | vesti |
| vocative | vesti | vesti |
| locative | vesti | vestima |
| instrumental | vešću / vesti | vestima |
Slovene
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