EST is defined as an abbreviation for Eastern Standard Time.
(abbreviation)An example of EST is what someone refers to when speaking about time in New York City.
Est is defined as an abbreviation for established.
(abbreviation)An example of est is the word that's next to the date a historical building was assumed to have been built.
See est in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: ME < OE -est, -ost, -ast, superl. suffix of adj. & adv., akin to OHG -isto < IE *-istho- (> Gr -isto-, Sans -išṭha-)
forming the superlative degree of most adjectives and adverbs of one or two syllables: greatest, soonestOrigin: ME < OE -est, -ast, 2d pers. sing., pres. tense inflection < IE *-si, *-s + initial dental of enclitic pron.: see thou
forming the archaic 2d pers. sing., pres. indic., of verbs [goest]: in certain cases, it becomes -st: hadstSee est in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English -est, -ast, -ost
.or -st
suffixOrigin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English -est, -ast
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