vestire

to dress

verb veh-STEE-reh Less Common

Origin: From Latin vestire ('to clothe').

Also means

to wear

Usage Note

Vestire means 'to dress (someone)' or 'to wear'; the reflexive vestirsi means 'to get dressed'. It takes avere when transitive (ha vestito il bambino) and essere when reflexive (si è vestita). Do not confuse with indossare ('to put on / wear a specific item').

Examples

"Si è vestita in fretta stamattina."

Natural Translation

She got dressed quickly this morning.

Literal Translation

herself dressed in hurry this-morning

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