-est

¹ American  

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

   warmest; fastest; soonest.

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-est ² American  

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

   knowest; sayest; goest.

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EST ³ American  

Or E.S.T.,

abbreviation

1. Eastern Standard Time.

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est. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. established.

2. estate.

3. estimate.

4. estimated.

5. estuary.

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EST ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Eastern Standard Time

2. electric-shock treatment

3. Estonia (international car registration)

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est ² British  

abbreviation

1. Also: estab.  established

2. estimate(d)

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-est ³ British  

suffix

1. forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs

   shortest

   fastest

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-est ⁴ British  

suffix

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

   thou goest

   thou hadst

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est ⁵ British  

/ 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

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Etymology

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 )

Compare meaning

How does est compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• CDT vs. EST
• EST vs. EDT
• PST vs. EST
• CST vs. EST

Example Sentences

“C’est très solid,” he said during a Zoom interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

C’est la vie seems to be her attitude.

From Los Angeles Times

Il Est Francais, who finished second to Banbridge last year, led for most of the race before The Jukebox Man moved to the front before the final bend.

From BBC

Last year's King George first and second, Banbridge and Il Est Francais, are set to renew their rivalry.

From BBC

Three more episodes drop on Boxing Day in the UK at 01:00 GMT, while in the US they can be seen on Christmas Day, at 20:00 EST.

From BBC