vest
vest
vɛst
vest
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "vest"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻž āĻšāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻž

a sleeveless piece of clothing that is worn under a jacket and over a shirt
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vest definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The groom 's vest was adorned with intricate embroidery that matched the theme of the event.
āĻŦāϰ⧇āϰ āϭ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĨāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻŦā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻĄāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ, āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ

A sleeveless, collarless undergarment worn by men on the upper part of the body, often used for added warmth or comfort beneath outer clothing
vest definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The vest was made of soft cotton, ensuring comfort throughout the day.
āϭ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ āύāϰāĻŽ āϏ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ, āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻž

a sleeveless garment worn over other clothing, typically designed for a specific function, such as providing safety, carrying gear, or enhancing performance in an activity.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He wore a utility vest to carry all his tools while working on the project.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϭ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to grant power, authority, or rights to someone, typically in an official or legal context
Transitive: to vest sb with a right or power
to vest definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company's policy vests employees with the right to participate in decision-making processes.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to dress someone in formal clothing, particularly in religious or ceremonial robes
Transitive: to vest sb in a garment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The altar servers were vested in robes for the evening mass.
āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāĻŋāϰ āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻžāωāύ āĻĒāϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to dress in formal clothing, particularly in special robes for religious ceremonies
Intransitive: to vest in a garment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She helped him vest in the ceremonial attire for the mass.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to give control, ownership, or authority over something to a person or group
Transitive: to vest a right or power in sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The power to make the final call was vested in the CEO.
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āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to gain a legal right or entitlement, typically after a certain period or condition is met
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her right to inherit the property vested once the will was read.
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