| a suffix forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs: warmest; fastest; soonest. |
| a native English suffix formerly used to form the second person singular indicative of verbs: knowest; sayest; goest. |
| -est 1 suff. Used to form the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs: greatest; earliest. [Middle English, from Old English -est, -ast, -ost.] |
| -est 2 or -st suff. Used to form the archaic second person singular of English verbs: comest. [Middle English, from Old English -est, -ast.] |
