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väst — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • vest noun A sleeveless piece of clothing worn over a shirt, often as part of a suit (called a "waistcoat" in British English).
  • waistcoat noun A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a jacket, chiefly British.
  • west noun The compass direction that the sun sets in; the direction 90 degrees anticlockwise from north.

Senses

väst is used for these senses in English:

  • First World (historical, politics) Those countries aligned with the West during the Cold War.
  • West The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.
  • vest (North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
  • waistcoat (chiefly, British) A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.

vest — full definition

  1. noun A sleeveless piece of clothing worn over a shirt, often as part of a suit (called a "waistcoat" in British English).
  2. noun A sleeveless undergarment worn beneath a shirt.
  3. verb To officially give someone a right or power, or to have that right or power become legally theirs.

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