Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - vest
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Vest
vest
~1 n 1 BrE a piece of underwear without sleeves that you wear under a shirt; undershirt AmE 2 AmE a piece of clothing without arms that has buttons down the front and is usually worn under a jacket, especially by men as part of a suit; waistcoat BrE 3 a piece of special clothing without sleeves that is worn to protect your body (a bulletproof vest) ~2 v vest in phr v 1 (vest something in someone) to give someone the official legal right to use power, property etc (be vested in) (In most countries the right to make new laws is vested in the people's representatives.) 2 (vest in someone/something not in passive) if property, power etc vests in someone, it belongs to them legally or officially (In former times this power vested in the Church.) vest sb with sth phr v formal to give someone the official or legal right to use power, property etc
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(vests, vesting, vested) 1. A vest is a piece of underwear which you can wear on the top half of your body in order to keep warm. (BRIT; in AM, use undershirt) N-COUNT 2. A vest is a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt. (AM; in BRIT, use waistcoat) N-COUNT 3. If something is vested in you, or if you are vested with it, it is given to you as a right or responsibility. (FORMAL) All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty... The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies... There’s an extraordinary amount of power vested in us. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed in n, be V-ed with n, V-ed ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~ir to clothe, in~, ~, from Latin ~ire to clothe, from ~is clothing, garment — more at wear Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; especially to give to a person a legally fixed immediate right of present or future enjoyment of (as an estate) b. to grant or endow with a particular authority, right, or property the plan ~s workers with pension benefits after 10 years of service 2. to clothe with or as if with a garment; especially to robe in ecclesiastical ~ments intransitive verb 1. to become legally ~ed 2. to put on garments; especially to put on ecclesiastical ~ments II. noun Etymology: French ~e, from Italian, from Latin ~is garment Date: 1613 1. archaic a. a loose outer garment ; robe b. clothing, garb 2. a. a sleeveless garment for the upper body usually worn over a shirt b. a protective usually sleeveless garment (as a life preserver) that extends to the waist c. an insulated sleeveless waist-length garment often worn under or in place of a coat 3. a. chiefly British a man's sleeveless undershirt b. a knitted undershirt for women 4. a plain or decorative piece used to fill in the front neckline of a woman's outer garment (as a blouse or dress) • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 an undergarment worn on the upper part of the body. 2 US & Austral. a waistcoat. 3 a usu. V-shaped piece of material to fill the opening at the neck of a woman's dress. --v. 1 tr. (esp. in passive; foll. by with) bestow or confer (powers, authority, etc.) on (a person). 2 tr. (foll. by in) confer (property or power) on (a person) with an immediate fixed right of immediate or future possession. 3 intr. (foll. by in) (of property, a right, etc.) come into the possession of (a person). 4 a tr. poet. clothe. b intr. Eccl. put on vestments. Phrases and idioms vested interest 1 Law an interest (usu. in land or money held in trust) recognized as belonging to a person. 2 a personal interest in a state of affairs, usu. with an expectation of gain. Etymology: (n.) F veste f. It. veste f. L vestis garment: (v.) ME, orig. past part. f. OF vestu f. vestir f. L vestire vestit- clothe ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) мужской жилет 2) маленькая блузка без воротника и рукавов vest and briefs — пляжный костюм (маленькая блузка и плавки) ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский строительный словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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гл. 1) облекать, наделять (полномочиями, властью, правами) 2) возлагать (обязанности) 3) (редко) инвестировать, вкладывать капитал - vest power in smb. - vest smb. with authority VEST облекать (полномочиями); наделять (правами) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. нижняя рубашка (трикотажная, мужская или женская) sleeveless vest —- майка 2. ам. жилет 3. манишка, вставка (на женском платье) 4. распашонка 5. бронежилет 6. халат (восточный) 7. ист. камзол 8. уст. одежды, одеяние; наряд casting the body's vest aside —- сбросив бренную оболочку 9. облекать (властью); наделять (правом); возлагать (обязанности) to vest smb. with authority, to vest power in smb. —- облекать властью, наделять полномочиями кого-л. to vest a person with power to act —- уполномочить кого-л. (на что-л.) this right is vested in the Crown —- это право принадлежит короне authority vested in the people —- власть, принадлежащая народу to vest smb. with a function —- возлагать на кого-л. обязанность 10. (in, upon) переходить (о праве, имуществе) the estate vests in the heir at law —- имущество переходит к законному наследнику 11. церк. облачать to vest the altar —- украшать алтарь 12. церк. также refl облачаться 13. редк. инвестировать, вкладывать (капитал) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) usu. amer. жилет; coat, vest and trousers - костюм-тройка 2) вставка спереди (в женском платье) 3) нательная фуфайка 4) obs.; poet. одеяние; наряд 5) eccl. облачение 2. v. 1) облекать (in/with - чем-л.); to vest smb. with power - облекать кого-л. властью; to vest rights in a person - наделять кого-л. правами 2) переходить (об имуществе, наследстве и т.п.) (in) 3) наделять (имуществом и т.п.) (with); The Church in the Middle Ages was vested with the greatest power. 4) poet. облачать(ся) ...Англо-русский словарь
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softw. abbr. Vax Environment Software Translator sec. abbr. Virtual Environment For Secure Transactions ...English abbreviation dictionary
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