jest

Pronunciation

• enPR: jĕst, IPA ^(key): /ʤest/, SAMPA: /dZest/

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Noun

Singular jest

Plural jests

1. (countable) A jest is a joke or a prank, made in fun.

   It was only a jest, a piece of fun.

Verb

Plain form jest

Third-person singular jests

Past tense jested

Past participle jested

Present participle jesting

1. (transitive & intransitive) To jest is to joke or make fun of something.

   Don't jest about serious things.

   He jested about her, but it turned out he was really serious.

   He was just jesting.