-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

But then in Trump's mind, "l'etat c'est moi" so it adds up to the same thing.

From Salon

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

EST, states that aren’t much of a surprise to anyone will start being called, and some data will begin emerging that will be interesting for wonks to chew on.

From Slate

EST, we should be getting an indication of where the Sherrod Brown Senate race is heading—and if he loses, it likely spells the loss of Senate control for Democrats.

From Slate