vest

CEFRB1

/vɛst/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of clothing worn on the upper body without sleeves.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give someone a legal right or power.

Examples

  • In the winter I wear a coat on top of my vest.

  • You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

  2. A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

  3. A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

More examples

In context

  • Not seldom, clad in radiant vest / Deceitfully goes forth the morn.

  • The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.

  • to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death

Synonyms

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He wore a warm blank under his heavy coat to stay comfortable in winter.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Derived from French veste (“a vest, jacket”), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis, from *wes- (“to be dressed”) (English wear). Cognate with Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra) and Spanish vestir.