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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GEST

From Old French, from Latin gesta deeds, from gerere to carry out.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GEST

gest  [dʒɛst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gest in the English dictionary

The definition of gest in the dictionary is a notable deed or exploit.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GEST


Almagest
ˈælməˌdʒɛst
congest
kənˈdʒɛst
decongest
ˌdiːkənˈdʒɛst
digest
dɪˈdʒɛst
egest
iːˈdʒɛst
geste
dʒɛst
indigest
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛst
ingest
ɪnˈdʒɛst
jessed
dʒɛst
jest
dʒɛst
outjest
ˌaʊtˈdʒɛst
predigest
ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛst
redigest
ˌriːdɪˈdʒɛst
suggest
səˈdʒɛst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GEST

gesso
Gesta Romanorum
Gestalt
Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychotherapy
Gestalten
gestaltism
gestaltist
gestant
Gestapo
gestate
gestation
gestational
gestative
gestatorial chair
gestatory
geste
gestic
gestical
gesticulant

WORDS THAT END LIKE GEST

at the earliest
at the latest
biggest
contest
est
fest
for the best
forest
greatest
guest
honest
interest
latest
on request
quest
request
rest
test
the best
the latest

Synonyms and antonyms of gest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GEST

Find out the translation of gest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

武功
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gest
570 millions of speakers

English

gest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gest
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غيست
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гест
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gest
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Gest
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gest
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gest
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偉業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

둘 것을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gest
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gest
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயண வழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Gest
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gest
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gest
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gest
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гест
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gest
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gest
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gest
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GEST»

The term «gest» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.087 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of gest
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GEST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gest» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gest» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gest

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEST»

Discover the use of gest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gest of Robyn Hode: A Critical and Textual Commentary
To this is added an extensive historical introduction, line-by-line commentary, vocabulary study, and a selection of other texts which clarify the context of the "Gest." Dedicated to Patricia Rosenberg.
Robert B. Waltz
2
The Motifs and Characters in the Gest Hystoriale of the ...
Date, Authorship, Audience, and Genre of the Selected Troy Poems Wood assumes that the Gest Hystoriale was written "within the last two decades of the fourteenth century" . He argues that an allusion to Chaucer's Troilus and CriseydP ...
Walter Wilflingseder, 2007
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Allegorical Images: Tableau, Time and Gesture in the Cinema ...
A gest cannot, therefore, be presented by a single gesture, but rather it emerges out of the space between two gestures: the gest is a mode of linkage, but a mode of linkage that makes visible a gap or a contradiction.30 The gest does not ...
Michelle Langford, 2006
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'Language' and Intelligence in Monkeys and Apes: Comparative ...
Further examples of Kami's rule: Place gesture after lexigram Entity food (dem. gest.) He requests food from cooler by pushing food key and then pointing to cooler. Demonstrative gesture 1st Demonstrative gesture 2nd 67 182 (p = .00000 )" ...
Sue Taylor Parker, Kathleen Rita Gibson, 1994
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The Cambridge Companion to Brecht
Later, when Brecht defined 'social gest' as a component of his theatre, he could have been recalling any number of Chaplin's films with their multitude of pratfalls. To Brecht, 'gest' was not merely a matter of physical gesture, but a matter of ...
Peter Thomson, Glendyr Sacks, 2006
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Microbes: An Invisible Universe
introduces the general public to the microbial universe; explains in non–technical language the nature of microbial life and how microbes interact with the environment and with other living organisms, including humans; covers the ...
Howard Gest, 2003
7
Robin Hood: An Anthology of Scholarship and Criticism
Hood and his Gest. A good close study of its diction, motifs, and themes, in a formulary analysis that embraced also the other early outlaw ballads, would make the Gest eligible for inclusion in some unwritten chapter resembling Albert B. Lord's ...
Stephen Thomas Knight, 1999
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Princeton Alumni Weekly
Hu Shih, former Chinese Ambassador to the United States and now Cuator of the Gest collection, and Shih-kang Tung, librarian, examine a jbinese translation of a Buddhist scripture, copied in the year 740 A.D. , PVas/zington and Trinceton ...
‎1951
9
Discoveries in Photosynthesis
elaborated on the initial studies and demonstrated the rapidity with which ammonium or darkness caused the cultures of Rsp. rubrum to lose the ability to pho- toproduce H2 (Gest et al. 1950; Figure 2). Several decades later, the molecular ...
Govindjee, 2006
10
Dissector
Modified from Tank P, Gest T. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Atlas of Anatomy. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. Figure 1.09. From Basmajian JV Grants Method of Anatomy, 11E. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1989. Figure 1.11.
Patrick W. Tank, John Charles Boileau Grant, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gest is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gest, Marlene Violet "Molly" "Marley"
MADISON - Marlene Violet "Molly" "Marley" Gest, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
2
Chickens find stately roost at Virginia governor's mansion
McAuliffe has focused on expanding the economy of Virginia, whose biggest industry is agriculture. And Dorothy McAuliffe has put her efforts ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Chun sneaks up and wins Women's Open
Park won the title in 2008 at the age of 19, so it's not a case of the youngest Women's Open champion in history, just the Chun-gest. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
4
Celebrity Big Brother 2015 start date: Summer series set to begin in …
Names tipped for the new CBB line up this time around include David Gest, TOWIE's Gemma Collins, Lindsay Lohan's mum Dina plus models ... «Telly Mix, Jul 15»
5
Brecksville DE Nick Sokolowski latest in series of NCAA football …
Cole Gest, St. Edward: The three-star running back is undersized, but the Indiana commit has impressed talent evaluators with his speed and ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
6
I'm A Celebrity 2015: Caitlyn Jenner heading into the jungle?
The source added: "We've broken the bank before to get celebrities such as Janice Dickinson, Martina Navratilova and David Gest. So money ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
7
Walsh Jesuit OL Jack Wohlabaugh latest in series of NCAA football …
Cole Gest, St. Edward: The three-star running back is undersized, but the Indiana commit has impressed talent evaluators with his speed and ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
8
Caitlyn Jenner for I'm A Celebrity?
We've broken the bank before to get celebrities such as Janice Dickinson, Martina Navratilova and David Gest. So money won't be a problem.". «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Carnival gest US approval to start Cuba cruises
Cruise giant Carnival Corp. has received U.S. approval to offer the first cruise service in five decades between the United States and Cuba. «WorldCity, Jul 15»
10
St. Edward DB Tony Butler latest in series of NCAA football …
Cole Gest, St. Edward: The three-star running back is undersized, but the Indiana commit has impressed talent evaluators with his speed and ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»

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