EST

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

Eastern Standard Time.

-est

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

Origin of -est

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

-est

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

Also -st.

Origin of -est

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 thou¹) and 2nd person singular past endings of weak verbs (earlier -es + -t)

est.

established.

estate.

estimate.

estimated.

estuary.

laborare est orare

[lah-boh-rah-re est oh-rah-re; English lab-uh-rair-ee est uh-rair-ee]

Latin.

to work is to pray.

magna est veritas, et praevalebit

[mahg-nah est we-ri-tahs, et prahy-wah-le-bit; English mag-nuh est ver-i-tas, et pree-vuh lee-bit]

Latin.

truth is great and will prevail.

scientia est potentia

[skee-en-tee-ah est poh-ten-tee-ah; English see-en-shee-uh est poh-ten-shee-uh]

Latin.

knowledge is power.

Also sci·en·ti·a po·ten·ti·a est.

ars est celare artem

[ahrs est ke-lah-re ahr-tem; English ahrz est suh-ley-ree ahr-tuh m, -lair-ee, ahrs]

Latin.

it is art to conceal art; true art conceals the means by which it is achieved.

de gustibus non est disputandum

[de goo s-ti-boo s nohn est dis-poo-tahn-doo m; English dee guhs-tuh-buh s non est dis-pyoo-tan-duh m]

Latin.

there is no disputing about tastes.

Also de gus·ti·bus non dis·pu·tan·dum est.

dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

[doo l-ke et de-koh-room est proh pah-tree-ah moh-ree; English duhl-see et di-kawr-uh m est proh pey-tree-uh mawr-ahy, mohr-ahy, -kohr-uh m]

Latin.

sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country.

errare humanum est

[er-rah-re hoo-mah-noo m est; English e-rair-ee hyoo-mey-nuh m est]

Latin. to err is human.

Also hu·ma·num est er·ra·re

[hoo-mah-noo m est er-rah-re; English hyoo-mey-nuh m est e-rair-ee, -mah-] /huˈmɑ nʊm ɛst ɛrˈrɑ rɛ; English hyuˈmeɪ nəm ɛst ɛˈrɛər i, -ˈmɑ-/.

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Related Words for est

ECT, electrotherapy, psychosurgery

Examples from the Web for est

Contemporary Examples of est

The sweepstakes begins on December 9th, 2014 at 8:00 AM EST and ends on January 31st, 2015 at 11:59 EST (the "Entry Period").
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December 9, 2014
She gabbled on and all we understood was the bit at the end, Rose est une belle jeune fille.
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Margaret Powell
January 13, 2013
As Ries notes, Issa will be answered questions in an "Ask Me Anything" at 10:30 AM EST today.
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Justin Green
November 28, 2012
And by Sunday night at midnight (EST) the “listen to your nose” dog was still live on the site.
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Mike Giglio, Brian Ries
July 11, 2011
Chat live at 12:30 est Tuesday, 10/19 with the woman leading the charge on social entrepreneurship and innovation.
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The Daily Beast
October 18, 2010

Historical Examples of est

I say that cette belle demoiselle, votre nice, est ravissante.
The Yellow God
H. Rider Haggard
In adjectives we have suffixes of degree (comparison: -er, -est).
Montessori Elementary Materials
Maria Montessori
The -st would strengthen the meaning of mag (may) as it does in -est of longest.
An Outline of English Speech-craft
William Barnes
But at any rate, est oper pretium: the stake is worth the venture.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3
W. E. Gladstone
I asked her to say an Ave and a Sancta est Maria mater gratiae.
Princes and Poisoners
Frantz Funck-Brentano

British Dictionary definitions for est

est

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

Word Origin for est

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

est

abbreviation for

Also: estab established

estimate(d)

EST

abbreviation for

Eastern Standard Time

electric-shock treatment

Estonia (international car registration)

-est

suffix

forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbsshortest; fastest

Word Origin for -est

Old English -est, -ost

-est

-st

suffix

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

Word Origin for -est

Old English -est, -ast

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est in Culture

De gustibus non est disputandum

[(day goos-ti-boos nohn est dis-poo-tahn-dem)]

Latin for “There's no disputing about taste.” Another version of this saying is “There's no accounting for taste.”