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Everyday

1. (French) «Est» means «is» in French: «il est content» is «he is happy»; the «s» and «t» are silent, so it sounds like «eh». tree →
2. (French) «L'est» also means «the east» in French, and then the «st» is said. tree →
3. (abbreviation) «Est.» is short for «established» (when a shop or school began) or «estimated» (a guess that is close). tree →
4. (abbreviation) «EST» means Eastern Standard Time, the clock time in the eastern USA and Canada. tree →
5. «-est» is also an English ending meaning «the most»: «tallest», «fastest». tree →
6. In Latin, «est» also means «is». tree →

In the lessons

In French lessons «est» is one of the forms of «être» (to be): «c'est» means «it is» or «that's». On signs and shop fronts «Est.» shows the year a business started. In maths and science «est.» marks an estimate. In grammar lessons the ending «-est» makes superlatives: «big, bigger, biggest».

Examples

• In French, «c'est bon» means «it's good». tree →
• «Elle est ma sœur» means «she is my sister». tree →
• The bakery sign said «Est.» and then the year it opened. tree →
• The table showed «est. 300 people», meaning about 300. tree →
• The football match starts at seven o'clock EST. tree →
• Add «-est» to make the superlative: «fast, faster, fastest». tree →
• French «est» sounds like «eh», not like «east». tree →
• Duplex libelli dos est: quod risum movet, Et quod prudenti vitam consilio monet. tree →

Note

As a whole word, «est» is French, not English. In French, «est» (is) and «et» (and) sound the same, «eh», but are different words. In English, «est.» with a dot is an abbreviation, not a word on its own. Spelling trap with «-est»: double the last letter after a short vowel («big – biggest») and change «y» to «i» («happy – happiest»).

In Jewish tradition

It is not an English word here but Latin, meaning "is", in quoted Latin phrases such as "id est" (that is). In the primary lessons: In French lessons «est» is one of the forms of «être» (to be): «c'est» means «it is» or «that's». On signs and shop fronts «Est.» shows the year a business started. In maths and science «est.» marks an estimate. In grammar lessons the ending «-est» makes superlatives: «big, bigger, biggest».

Examples

• 29) Id est, made it the reigning power. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Moses auditoribus in secundo divinse veritatis loco, hoc est in ratione quoe est posterior authoritate, habitus." Parisiis, 1552. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Moses auditoribus in secundo divinæ veritatis loco, hoc est in ratione quœ est posterior authoritate, habitus." Parisiis, 1552. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

As a whole word, «est» is French, not English. In French, «est» (is) and «et» (and) sound the same, «eh», but are different words. In English, «est.» with a dot is an abbreviation, not a word on its own. Spelling trap with «-est»: double the last letter after a short vowel («big – biggest») and change «y» to «i» («happy – happiest»).