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-est

1
  1. a suffix forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs:

    warmest; fastest; soonest.



-est

2
  1. a native English suffix formerly used to form the second person singular indicative of verbs:

    knowest; sayest; goest.

EST

3
or E.S.T., e.s.t.

abbreviation for

  1. Eastern Standard Time.

est.

4

abbreviation for

  1. established.
  2. estate.
  3. estimate.
  4. estimated.
  5. estuary.

EST

1

abbreviation for

  1. Eastern Standard Time
  2. electric-shock treatment
  3. Estonia (international car registration)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

est

2

/ ɛst /

noun

  1. a treatment intended to help people towards psychological growth, in which they spend many hours in large groups, deprived of food and water and hectored by stewards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-est

3

suffix

  1. forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs

    shortest

    fastest

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-est

4

suffix

  1. forming the archaic second person singular present and past indicative tense of verbs

    thou goest

    thou hadst

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

est

5

abbreviation for

  1. Alsoestab established
  2. estimate(d)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -est1

Middle English; Old English -est, -ost. Compare Greek -isto-

Origin of -est2

Middle English; Old English -est, -ast, -st, 2nd person singular present indicative endings of some verbs ( -s earlier verbal ending + -t, by assimilation from thū thou 1 ) and 2nd person singular past endings of weak verbs (earlier -es + -t )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -est1

E rhard S eminars T raining; after Werner Erhard, American businessman, who devised the system

Origin of -est2

Old English -est, -ost

Origin of -est3

Old English -est, -ast
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How does -est compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

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Example Sentences

EST, but must wait till 10:30 to watch USC vs.

But then in Trumpov's mind, "l'etat c'est moi" so it adds up to the same thing.

From Salon

Posts mentioning vote fraud peaked at 15:00 EST on 5 November - but then dropped off significantly that evening and into the next day as polls closed and results came in.

From BBC

EST when he secured more than 270 electoral votes after picking up the key battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

EST, states that aren’t much of a surprise to anyone will start being called, and some data will begin emerging that will be interesting for wonks to chew on.

From Slate

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