ESP

¹ American  

1. extrasensory perception: perception or communication outside of normal sensory capability, as in telepathy and clairvoyance.

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esp. ² American  

abbreviation

1. especially.

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ESP ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. extrasensory perception

2. English for Specific ( or Special) Purposes: the technique of teaching English to students who need it for a particular purpose, such as business dealings

3. electronic stability programme: an electronic system that automatically stabilizes a road vehicle that is being oversteered or is in danger of rolling over by selectively applying individual brakes

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esp ² British  

abbreviation

1. especially

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Example Sentences

In this little world, there are few places as grand and influential as ESP.

From Salon

He has several custom-made ESP guitars with horror themes, including the classic 1930s films “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Mummy” and “White Zombie.”

From Los Angeles Times

Quirk was always a few covers away: The Day The Martians Landed, screamed one headline, with two alien spaceships looming dramatically; or ESP: Fact Or Fiction, as part of a series of "eternal controversies".

From BBC

Eventually, this wacky stuff, be it ESP or UFOs,makes its way to Congress and the Pentagon.

From Scientific American

They were well-meaning spiritual seekers who found a sense of purpose through the group’s “Executive Success Program” — or ESP — personal development seminars supposedly designed to help people overcome their “limiting beliefs.”

From Los Angeles Times