EST
abbreviation
Eastern Standard Time.
EST
1 American
Or
E.S.T.,
abbreviation
-est
2
American
-est
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American
est.
4
American
abbreviation
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established.
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estate.
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estimate.
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estimated.
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estuary.
EST
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British
abbreviation
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Eastern Standard Time
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electric-shock treatment
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Estonia (international car registration)
est
2
British
abbreviation
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Also: estab. established
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estimate(d)
-est
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British
suffix
-est
4
British
suffix
est
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British
/ ɛst /
noun
Etymology
Origin of -est2
Middle English; Old English -est, -ost. Compare Greek -isto-
Origin of -est3
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 )
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EST, Terraform withdrew 150 million TerraUSD from the Curve3pool, a liquidity pool where stablecoins—typically dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies—could be exchanged one for the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
EST on Thursday, Feb. 12, and 5:15 a.m.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026
EST in the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building, a space crowded with students preparing for final exams.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
EST and a suspect was taken into custody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
End of mission called at 10:46 hours EST.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
There was a time when, as to their adverbs, people compared them, to a large extent, with -er and -est, or with more and most, just as their ear or pleasure dictated.
From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Thomas Embly Osmun
What should be done with the terminations -ing, -en, -ed, -er, and -est, and the plural -es?
From Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton
The general rule is, that monosyllables and easily pronounced words of two syllables add -er and -est; and other words are preceded by more and most.
From An English Grammar by James Witt Sewell
Which rule,— -er and -est or more and most?
From An English Grammar by James Witt Sewell
Most monosyllabic adverbs add -er and -est to form the comparative and superlative, just as adjectives do; as, high, higher, highest; soon, sooner, soonest.
From An English Grammar by James Witt Sewell
Several players, past and present, were on hand for the announcement, and they took turns on stage to help hammer a stake holding a sign that read, “Las Vegas Raiders est. 2020.”
From Reuters ● Jan. 22, 2020
Ite, lector benevole, Ite, missa est. p. 272Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Charles Godfrey Leland
Taylor, President John Introduction to Tyler's Battalion history, directed est. of Arizona Stakes, visited Arizona, death, Mexican trip, photo.
From Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert by James H. McClintock
Rather than share my opinion on that pairing, I’ll follow the Latin dictum de gustibus non est disputandum: “There can be no disputes in matters of taste.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
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 ● Jul. 16, 2025
"We are forever connected. Audere est Facere. Ange."
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
More appropriate is what legendary Chicago columnist Mike Royko suggested as a motto for his city where public officials often had their hands in the till: Ubi est mea?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2022
“D’accordf said Joseph in French. “Mais mafrancais est terrible.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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