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vestir

vestir

Old French

Verb

vestir

  1. to dress; to clothe

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vestir, from Latin vestīre, present active indicative of vestiō.

Pronunciation

Verb

vestir (first-person singular present indicative visto, past participle vestido)

  1. (transitive) to wear; to don (to have an item of clothing on oneself)
    A testemunha disse que o ladrão vestia um boné e uma camisa comprida.
    The witness said the thief wore a cap and a long shirt.
  2. (transitive) to put on (to put an item of clothing on oneself)
    Vesti uma camiseta antes de sair.
    I put a T-shirt on before going out.
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get dressed (to put clothes on oneself)
    Vista-se logo senão nos atrasaremos.
    Get dressed fast otherwise we’ll be late.
  4. (transitive) to dress; to clothe (to put clothes on someone)
    Ela vestiu o filho para que ele não passasse frio.
    She dressed her son so he wouldn’t be cold.
  5. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking de) to dress someone with a given type of fabric or material
    A empresária precisa estar vestida de seda.
    The businesswoman needs to be dressed in silk.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vestīre, present active indicative of vestiō.

Verb

vestir (first-person singular present visto, first-person singular preterite vestí, past participle vestido)

  1. to dress, to clothe, to attire
  2. to wear
  3. to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish
  4. to disguise, to cover up
  5. to make clothes for, to dress

Conjugation

  • Rule: e weakens to i in certain conjugations.

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin vestīre, present active indicative of vestiō. Compare Italian vestire.

Verb

vestir

  1. (transitive) to dress

Conjugation

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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