Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Grace; favour.
More definitions
- standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
Examples
5 sentencesMr. Robert wants the honor of seeing Estévez.
Webb is scheduled for liftoff at 7:20 am EST Saturday, Dec. 25.
The Portuguese man, Estácio de Sá, founded the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Estévez is the man from Chile.
"It's dark." "It can't be since that doesn't exist. Id est, that is a non existed thing." "What?"
Origin
From Middle English este, from Old English ēst (“will, consent, favour”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English este, from Old English ēst (“will, consent, favour”), from Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz (“favour, affection”), from Proto-Indo-European *ān- (“to notice; face, mouth”) or from *h₃neh₂- (“to bestow, offer, help; to enjoy”).
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Forms
plural: estsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States:Eastern TimeEastern Standard Time
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable