-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.,

abbreviation

1. Eastern Standard Time.

est.

⁴

abbreviation

1. established.

2. estate.

3. estimate.

4. estimated.

5. estuary.

EST

¹

abbreviation

1. Eastern Standard Time

2. electric-shock treatment

3. Estonia (international car registration)

est

²

abbreviation

1. Also: estab. established

2. estimate(d)

-est

³

suffix

1. forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs

   shortest

   fastest

-est

⁴

suffix

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

   thou goest

   thou hadst

est

⁵

/ 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

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of EST¹

Old English -est, -ost

Origin of EST²

Old English -est, -ast

Origin of EST³

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

Example Sentences

“La vérité sur cette affaire est cruelle,” he said—“the truth is cruel.”

From Slate

All that might be extrapolated from “qui est in, qui est out,” to quote the old Serge Gainsbourg song, is the narrow range of interest the nominations represent.

From Los Angeles Times

EST, as reported by the Associated Press.

From Salon

"We are forever connected. Audere est Facere. Ange."

From BBC

Dutch singer Claude delivered a heartfelt tribute to his mother in C'est La Vie - an upbeat anthem that reflected on her positivity as she uprooted the family from their home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a child.

From BBC