Meanings
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alternative est.
- abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of established.
Acme Manufacturing Inc., est 1952
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Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker
2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits, page 49
est3
alternative EST · alternative Est
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Erhard Seminars Training, a course intended to promote satisfaction with life in the present moment, as opposed to strivings to attain it.
Est4
- Esther, the book of Esther
EST5
- abbreviationinitialismtimeInitialism of Eastern Standard Time.
- abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of Extended Standard Theory.
- Alternative letter-case form of est (“Erhard Seminars Training”).
[…] Tatum, who wears a different color Danskin every day, or Wayne, who grows sinsemilla in his actual closet, or Boomer, who's always hugging everyone since his family did EST.
2010, Jennifer Egan, “Ask Me if I Care”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounstandard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ān-“to notice; face, mouth”
- Proto-Germanic*anstiz“favour, affection”
- Proto-West Germanic*ansti
- Old Englishēst“will, consent, favour”
- Middle Englisheste
- Englishest
From 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”). Cognate with Icelandic ást (“affection, love”), Dutch gunst (“favour, grace, courtesy, privilege”), German Gunst (“favour, goodwill, boon”), Danish yndest (“favour”), Swedish ynnest (“favour, indulgence, grace”).
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French HNE, STA
- HNEEastern Standard Time
- STAEnglish subtitles
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est. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/est
“est.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/est. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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