jest
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”)
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Noun [edit]
jest (plural jests)
- (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
- I shall not succumb to your jests!
- (obsolete) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
- Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
Synonyms [edit]
- (joke): prank, gag, laughingstock, banter, crack, wisecrack, witticism
- See also Wikisaurus:joke
Translations [edit]
joke
target of a joke
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Verb [edit]
jest (third-person singular simple present jests, present participle jesting, simple past and past participle jested)
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to tell a joke
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Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
jest
- is, 3rd person singular present tense of być (to be)
- usage with adjectives
- Ona jest ładna — She's pretty
- usage with noun complements: takes the instrumental case
- Agnieszka jest studentką — Agnieszka is a student.
- usage with adjectives
- (mathematics) is, equals (see also wynosi)
- dwa plus dwa jest cztery — Two plus two is four