-est

¹

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

   warmest; fastest; soonest.

-est

²

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

   knowest; sayest; goest.

EST

³

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

abbreviation for

1. Eastern Standard Time.

est.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. established.
2. estate.
3. estimate.
4. estimated.
5. estuary.

EST

¹

abbreviation for

1. Eastern Standard Time
2. electric-shock treatment
3. Estonia (international car registration)

-est

²

suffix

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

   thou goest

   thou hadst

est

³

abbreviation for

1. Alsoestab established
2. estimate(d)

est

⁴

/ 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

-est

⁵

suffix

1. forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs

   shortest

   fastest

Word History and Origins

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of -est¹

Old English -est, -ast

Origin of -est²

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

Origin of -est³

Old English -est, -ost

Example Sentences

Posts mentioning vote fraud peaked at 15:00 EST on 5 November - but then dropped off significantly that evening and into the next day as polls closed and results came in.

From BBC

EST when he secured more than 270 electoral votes after picking up the key battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

From Los Angeles Times

But Tyler, ever the nonconformist, released his eighth studio album at 06:00 EST on Monday, three days after the week's chart tracking began.

From BBC

For those in the US, the eclipse is visible between 20:41 EST and 00:47 - or 22:44 at its maximum.

From BBC

Join us Wednesday, May 22, at 3:30 EST for an Education Reporting Collaborative event led by the Seattle Times and AL.com, focused on the child care crisis and how to fix it.

From Seattle Times