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# vest

noun (a vest, vests)

«vest» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a piece of underwear without sleeves worn under a shirt (in the USA called an "undershirt" or "tank top"). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#m1)
2. In the USA and Canada, a sleeveless jacket worn over a shirt (in the UK called a "waistcoat"). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#m2)
3. A special sleeveless top that protects you or makes you easy to see: "a life vest", "a high-visibility vest". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety, children wear high-visibility (hi-vis) vests on school trips near roads, and life vests on boats. In PE, coloured vests (bibs) show which team you are on. Phrases: life vest, hi-vis vest, bulletproof vest, string vest.

### Examples

- Put on a vest; it is cold today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#x1)
- Everyone wears a life vest in the canoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#x2)
- We wore bright yellow vests on the school trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#x3)
- He wore a smart vest over his shirt at the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#x4)
- The red team wear red vests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#x5)
- Police officers wear protective vests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#x6)
- He then went to the dead magician, took the lamp out of his vest, and bade the genie carry the palace and all in it back to China. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a vest, vests. The meaning depends on the country: British "vest" is underwear, American "vest" is a "waistcoat". Safety: always wear a life vest on a boat, and a hi-vis vest when walking near traffic in the dark.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vest.html) on Mova free.