- GEST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Gest traces to Latin gestus, the past participle of the verb gerere, which means "to wage," "to bear," or "to carry," among other things That Latin verb gave us stoutly enduring words like gesture, ingest, jest, register, and suggest
- GEST Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Gest definition: a story or tale See examples of GEST used in a sentence
- GEST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
gest in American English abbreviation Ger gestorben, lit , dead, deceased, pp of sterben, to die died: used with the year of a person's death
- Gest - definition of gest by The Free Dictionary
gest or geste (dʒɛst) n Archaic 1 a metrical romance or history 2 a story or tale 3 a deed or exploit
- gest - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
gest (countable and uncountable, plural gests) (archaic) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance quotations
- gest, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun gest, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- “Gest” or “Jest”—Which to use? | Sapling
gest jest are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones) To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term 👇
- Gest Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
Gest definition: A notable adventure or exploit
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