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Origin:
Middle English; Old English -est, -ost. Compare Greek -isto-
a native English
suffix formerly used to form the second person singular indicative of
verbs:
knowest; sayest; goest.
Origin: 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 thou1) and 2nd person singular past endings of weak verbs (earlier
-es +
-t)
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World English Dictionary
| est1 (ɛst) |
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| —n |
| 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 |
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| [Erhard Seminars Training; after Werner Erhard, American businessman, who devised the system] |
| est2 |
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| —abbreviation for |
| 1. | Also: estab established |
| 2. | estimate(d) |
| EST |
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| —abbreviation for |
| 1. | Eastern Standard Time |
| 2. | electric-shock treatment |
| 3. | Estonia (international car registration) |
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EST
Eastern Standard Time electroshock therapy Estonia (international vehicle ID)
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