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How to pronounce “vest”

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Pronunciation guide for vest

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of vest with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-PleasingAnd, you know, it's kind of like swimming without a life vest for the first time.
Definition summary: (Canada, US) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

Example 1 of 8

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing

And, you know, it's kind of like swimming without a life vest for the first time.

[Noun]
(Canada, US) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
(British) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
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.
(now rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.
[Verb]
(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.
(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.
(obsolete) To invest; to put.

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