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What (who) is -est - definition
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Est; Est.; E.S.T.; ESTs; EST (disambiguation); EST (time); Est (disambiguation); -est; EST time; ES time
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·- A suffix used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; as, smoothest; earl(y)iest.
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-est1
¦ suffix forming the superlative of adjectives (such as shortest) and of adverbs (such as soonest).
Origin
OE -ost-, -ust-, -ast-.
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-est2
(also -st)
¦ suffix archaic forming the second person singular of verbs: goest.
Origin
OE -est, -ast, -st.
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You add -est to many short adjectives to form superlatives. For example, the superlative of 'nice' is 'nicest'; the superlative of 'happy' is 'happiest'. You also add it to some adverbs that do not end in -ly. For example, the superlative of 'soon' is 'soonest'.
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Examples of use of -est
1. Late the other evening, our hero was asking for food in Est Est Est in Alderley Edge.
2. Population: 4,4'2,150 (July 2006 est.) GDP (purchasing power parity): $124.3 billion (2005 est.) GDP (official exchange rate): $110.6 billion (2005 est.) GDP – real growth rate: 6.4 percent (2005 est.) GDP – per capita (PPP): $28,100 (2005 est.) END BOX
3. Each package displays a number "EST 2260Y" or "EST 2260G" inside the USDA seal of inspection.
4. EST Sean McCormack, Spokesman PHILIPPINES –– U.S.
5. EST Sean McCormack, Spokesman TURKEY –– Statement: U.S.