Kilo Lingo

/besˈtiɾ/

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Translation

to dress

Word origin

From Latin vestire ('to clothe'), from vestis ('garment'). The same root gives English 'vest' and 'invest'.

Origin
Latin
Root
vestire
English cognates
vest, vestment, invest

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular (e>i stem change)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

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She knows how to dress the children very quickly.

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I like to dress in black in winter.

¿ ?

How are you going to dress for the party?

visten .

The actors get dressed behind the stage.

Vístete .

Get dressed quickly because we are late.

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This word is part of lesson 40.