jest
noun
a joke or witty remark; witticism.
will jest
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future tenseof jest.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Well anyhow, folks who think God’s will jest has to do with sufferin’ and dyin’, they done missed the whole point.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
“If you break your neck your uncle will jest natcherly run me off’n this range!”
From Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys by Alice B. Emerson
The Kernel ses he guesses he will jest get the messige out in rough and send it into Congris, an let Sumnure, Chandler, Lovejoy an Thad Stevens lick it into shape.
From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Seba Smith
Whatever it is, your religion suits me, if you will jest show me the way.
From May Brooke by Anna Hanson Dorsey
"It will jest set her clear crazy when she sees me."
From From Sand Hill to Pine by Bret Harte
