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vestir

to dress, to dress (someone)

b e s ˈt i ɾ
vest dress; clothe + ir go
verb Uncommon #15,265
to dress Base verb form; often used reflexively as “vestirse” = “to get dressed.”
SP: Debo vestir antes de salir de casa.
EN: I must dress before leaving the house.
to dress (someone) Can mean putting clothes on another person.
SP: Voy a vestir al bebé con una chaqueta.
EN: I’m going to dress the baby in a jacket.
Conjugation of vestir
SingularPlural
First vestirme —
Second vestirte —
vestirvestirse
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second vístete —
Third vista —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First vestía —
Third vestía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First vestía —
Third vestía —
Present
vistiendo
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third viste visten
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third viste visten
Past
vestido

Uno se debería vestir bien.

One should dress well.

Me tengo que vestir.

I have to get dressed.

— Anora (2024)

No se puede vestir demasiado clásico.

You can't dress too classically.

— Intocable (2011)

No te tenías que vestir.

You didn't have to get dressed.

A Mary le encantaba jugar a vestir su muñeca como si fuese una niña.

Mary loved to play dress-up with her doll as if it were a little girl.

Quiero vestir de blanco bajo un cielo azul.

I want to wear white under a blue sky.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Por eso es importante vestir apropiadamente.

That's why it's important to dress appropriately.

Tenemos que vestir uniformes en el colegio.

We have to wear uniforms at school.

Tom tiene que vestir traje y corbata en el trabajo.

Tom has to wear a suit and tie at work.

Tú crees que a ellos sólo les importa nuestra manera de vestir.

You think they only care about the way we dress.

— Picnic (1955)

Esas manchas no se quitan, debe vestir con más cuidado.

Those stains won't come out, you need to dress more carefully.

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Le gusta vestir a la antigua.

She likes to dress in an old-fashioned way.

A ellos les gusta vestir colores claros.

They like to wear light colors.

Mary adora jugar a vestir su muñeca.

Mary loves playing dress-up with her doll.

Deberías irte a vestir.

You should go get dressed.

El negro es mi color favorito para vestir en cualquier ocasión.

Black is my favorite color to wear on any occasion.

Para qué me voy vestir?

Why am I getting dressed?

— La doncella (2016)

Me gusta vestir con faldas que lleguen hasta las rodillas.

I like to wear skirts that reach my knees.

Tom ya se puede vestir sin ayuda.

Tom can now dress himself without help.

Ella es descuidada en su forma de vestir.

She is careless in her way of dressing.

Es muy abandonado en su manera de vestir.

He is very careless in the way he dresses.

No olvides vestir algo viejo.

Don't forget to wear something old.

— Picnic (1955)

No se por que me hacían vestir de mujer.

I don't know why they made me dress as a woman.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Sounds similar to

vestía b e s ˈt i a