jest

Pronunciation

• enPR: jĕst, IPA: /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.