Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vested

/ˈvɛstɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: vest-ed
IPA: /ˈvɛstɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.

adj

Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.

verb

simple past and past participle of vest

Example Sentences

"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
"The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal."

Inflected Forms

more vested (comparative) most vested (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonvested unvested

Phrases

vested interest vested remainder vested remainder subject to open vested school

Synonyms

clad raimented

Rhymes With

suggested arrested tested requested protested infested attested molested crested untested uncontested bested

Questions

How do you pronounce vested?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛstɪd/.
What does vested mean?: Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.

How to pronounce vested

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “vested”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈvɛstɪd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “vested”.
Repeat and practice — Say “vested” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.