gest
pronunciation
How to pronounce gest in British English:
UK [dʒest]
How to pronounce gest in American English:
US [dʒest]
Word Origin
- gest (n.)
- "famous deed, exploit," more commonly "story of great deeds, tale of adventure," c. 1300, from Old French geste, jeste "action, exploit, romance, history" (of celebrated people or actions), from Medieval Latin gesta "actions, exploits, deeds, achievements," noun use of neuter plural of Latin gestus, past participle of gerere "to carry on, wage, perform," of unknown origin. Jest (n.) is the same word.
Example
- 1. Gest cake in the world .
- 2. Life doesnt require that we be the best . Only that we try our gest .
- 3. This new mystery show is one of the ten gest of the season .
- 4. To get around your difficulty , mr. brown , I 'd sug gest that you .
- 5. Which is the big + gest country in the world ?