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-est

a suffix forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs:
warmest; fastest; soonest.

-est

a native English suffix formerly used to form the second person singular indicative of verbs:
knowest; sayest; goest.

EST

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

abbreviation for

Eastern Standard Time.

est.

⁴

abbreviation for

established.
estate.
estimate.
estimated.
estuary.

EST

abbreviation for

Eastern Standard Time
electric-shock treatment
Estonia (international car registration)

est

/ ɛ�� /

noun

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

-est

suffix

forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs
shortest
fastest

-est

⁴

suffix

forming the archaic second person singular present and past indicative tense of verbs
thou goest
thou hadst

est

⁵

abbreviation for

Alsoestab established
estimate(d)

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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 �ٳ�ū 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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Example Sentences

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He hasn’t told the musician that the piece, featuring a vintage-looking masked man in a suit and the words “Donc c’est tout. Nashville,” came after the two met.

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His campaign slogan - using his initials "C'BON" - is a play on the French words "c'est bon", meaning "it's good".

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EST and took off just before 9:15 a.m.

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That principle or state of mind — “l’état, c’est moi,” translated into idiocracy — is perhaps the best way to understand how and why Trump leapfrogs from one vainglorious delusion to the next, with no semblance of continuity or ideological consistency, like an unhappy toddler building wobbly towers of bricks and watching them fall down.

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President Donald Trump shared his own, oddly capitalized spin on "l'etat, c'est moi" on Saturday, claiming that his recent actions should fall outside discussions of constitutionality.

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Essonne estab.

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