vest

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛst/ Rhymes: -ɛst === Noun === vest (plural vests) (Canada, US) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat. Synonym: (Britain) waistcoat (UK) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse. Synonyms: singlet, (US) tank top, (US) undershirt 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. A vestment. Clothing generally; array; garb. 1800, William Wordsworth, [unnamed poem] (classified under Inscriptions) Not seldom, clad in radiant vest / Deceitfully goes forth the morn. (now rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries. ==== Hyponyms ==== (sleeveless outergarment): safety vest, scrimmage vest, fishing vest ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === vest (third-person singular simple present vests, present participle vesting, simple past and past participle vested) (chiefly passive) To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely. To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor. , Book I Empire and dominion […] was vested in him. (law) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of. (law, intransitive) (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended. (finance, intransitive) To become vested, to become permanent. 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. (obsolete) To invest; to put. === Further reading === “vest”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vest”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “vest”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === ETVs, vets, EVTs, TVEs == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛst/, [ʋɛsd̥] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą. ==== Noun ==== vest c (singular definite vesten, not used in plural form) west (compass point) ===== Inflection ===== ===== Derived terms ===== nordvest sydvest ==== Adverb ==== vest toward the west, westwards === Etymology 2 === Derived from French veste. ==== Noun ==== vest c (singular definite vesten, plural indefinite veste) A vest. ===== Inflection ===== === References === “vest” in Den Danske Ordbog === See also === compass points: [edit] == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛst/ Hyphenation: vest Rhymes: -ɛst === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle Dutch vest, veste. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Noun ==== vest f (plural vesten, diminutive vestje n) fortified wall, city wall moat boulevard ===== Alternative forms ===== veste === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis. ==== Noun ==== vest n (plural vesten, diminutive vestje n) vest, cardigan, waistcoat ===== Derived terms ===== == German == === Adjective === vest obsolete spelling of fest == Latvian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *westéi. Cognate with Lithuanian vesti, Polish wieść, Russian вести (vesti), Slovene vesti. === Verb === vest (transitive or intransitive, 1st conjugation, present vedu, ved, ved, past vedu) to lead ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Livonian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Weste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvest/, [ˈvesˑt] === Noun === vest vest ==== Declension ==== === References === Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “vest”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[2] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Danish vest, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą. ==== Noun ==== vest n (abbreviation V) (indeclinable) west (compass point) ===== Antonyms ===== øst ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Derived from Latin vestis, via French [Term?] and Italian [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== vest m (definite singular vesten, indefinite plural vester, definite plural vestene) waistcoat ===== Derived terms ===== redningsvest == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą. ==== Noun ==== vest n (indeclinable) (abbreviation: V) west (compass point) ===== Antonyms ===== aust ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Derived from Latin vestis, via French and Italian. ==== Noun ==== vest m (definite singular vesten, indefinite plural vestar, definite plural vestane) waistcoat ===== Derived terms ===== redningsvest == Old Swedish == === Verb === vēst second-person present indicative of vita == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German West. === Noun === vest n (uncountable) west Synonyms: apus, asfințit, occident ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== compass points (French/Germanic origin): puncte cardinale: [edit] == Romansh == === Etymology === From a Germanic language. === Noun === vest m west (compass point) ==== Antonyms ==== ost oriaint ==== Derived terms ==== nordvest sidvest ==== Related terms ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === vijȇst (Ijekavian) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know, perceive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋêːst/ Hyphenation: vest === Noun === vȇst f (Cyrillic spelling ве̑ст) report, news Da li si mu kazala vesti? ― Did you tell him the news? ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pȍvēst === References === “vest”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věstь. First attested in the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋéːst/ === Noun === vẹ̑st f conscience ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vest”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “vest”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references