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essentially — Everyday, meaning 1: Essentially means basically, in the most important way, when you leave out small details.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Essentially can mean necessarily, as something that must be there.↗ Example: A tadpole is essentially a baby frog.↗ · The two games are essentially the same, just with different colours.↗ · Essentially, we need more chairs.↗ · The story is essentially about friendship.↗ · Multiplication is essentially repeated addition.↗ · The plan is essentially finished.↗ · This is an essentially Indian trait; almost all Hindus have some tribal or caste mark on their bodies or faces.↗

est — Everyday, meaning 1: (French) «Est» means «is» in French: «il est content» is «he is happy»; the «s» and «t» are silent, so it sounds like «eh».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (French) «L'est» also means «the east» in French, and then the «st» is said.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (abbreviation) «Est.» is short for «established» (when a shop or school began) or «estimated» (a guess that is close).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (abbreviation) «EST» means Eastern Standard Time, the clock time in the eastern USA and Canada.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: «-est» is also an English ending meaning «the most»: «tallest», «fastest».↗ Everyday, meaning 6: In Latin, «est» also means «is».↗ Example: In French, «c'est bon» means «it's good».↗ · «Elle est ma sœur» means «she is my sister».↗ · The bakery sign said «Est.» and then the year it opened.↗ · The table showed «est.↗ 300 people», meaning about 300.↗ · The football match starts at seven o'clock EST.↗ · Add «-est» to make the superlative: «fast, faster, fastest».↗ · French «est» sounds like «eh», not like «east».↗ · Duplex libelli dos est: quod risum movet, Et quod prudenti vitam consilio monet.↗ · 29) Id est, made it the reigning power.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Moses auditoribus in secundo divinse veritatis loco, hoc est in ratione quoe est posterior authoritate, habitus."↗ Parisiis, 1552.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Moses auditoribus in secundo divinæ veritatis loco, hoc est in ratione quœ est posterior authoritate, habitus."↗ Parisiis, 1552.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

establish — Everyday, meaning 1: To establish something is to start or set it up so that it lasts, such as a school, a business or a rule.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To establish a fact is to find it out or prove it for sure.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To establish yourself is to become accepted or well known in a place or job.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal) To establish a relationship or contact is to make it.↗ Example: The school was established a long time ago.↗ · The police tried to establish what happened.↗ · Our experiment established that plants need light.↗ · She soon established herself as the best goalkeeper in the team.↗ · The settlers established a small village by the river.↗ · The club established a new rule about phones.↗ · The Church of England is the established church in England.↗ · He accordingly descended to earth, and travelled through many countries, seeking a fitting site upon which to establish an oracle.↗ · 'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you; (Torah GEN.9.9, JPS 1917)↗ · And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you; and will establish My covenant with you.↗ (Torah LEV.26.9, JPS 1917)↗ · But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'↗ (Torah GEN.17.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?↗ (Writings JOB.38.33, JPS 1917)↗ · He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.↗ (Writings 1CH.17.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation; (Writings PSA.107.36, JPS 1917)↗

established — Everyday, meaning 1: Set up and existing for a long time, so accepted and trusted.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (past form) Started or created something such as a school, business or rule.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (past form) Proved or showed that something is true.↗ Example: The school was established a very long time ago.↗ · It is an established fact that the Earth goes round the Sun.↗ · They established a new club for chess.↗ · The police established that the man was at home all night.↗ · She is an established writer with many books.↗ · The rules of the game are well established.↗ · Plants need time to become established in the garden.↗ · The legend is now firmly established at Bedd Gellert.↗ · Wherefore they that speak in parables say: Come ye to Heshbon! let the city of Sihon be built and established!↗ (Torah NUM.21.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned.↗ (Torah EXO.6.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And God said unto Noah: 'This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.'↗ (Torah GEN.9.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Who hath established all the ends of the earth?↗ (Writings PRO.30.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.↗ (Prophets 1KI.2.46, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy throne is established of old; Thou art from everlasting.↗ (Writings PSA.93.2, JPS 1917)↗

establishment — Everyday, meaning 1: An establishment is a business, organisation or place such as a shop, restaurant, school or hotel.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Establishment is the act of setting something up or starting it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The Establishment is the group of powerful people who control a country or society.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: An establishment can also mean a household, with its servants and horses.↗ Example: This establishment closes at nine o'clock.↗ · The café is a friendly little establishment.↗ · The establishment of the new park took two years.↗ · The band sang songs against the Establishment.↗ · Schools and colleges are educational establishments.↗ · Smoking is not allowed in this establishment.↗ · On leaving the council the prince was conducted to a splendid house which had been prepared for him, where he found a full establishment and well-filled stables at his orders.↗ · One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth; at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be establishment (Torah DEU.19.15, JPS 1917)↗

estate — Everyday, meaning 1: An estate is a large area of land in the country, often with a big house, owned by one person or family.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK) A housing estate is an area with many houses or flats built together; an industrial estate is an area of factories.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A person's estate is all the money and things they own, especially what is left when they die.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Real estate (US) is land and buildings that are bought and sold.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (UK) An estate car is a car with a long back for luggage.↗ Example: The duke owns a huge estate with a castle.↗ · My cousin lives on a housing estate near the school.↗ · Dad works on an industrial estate.↗ · Her estate was shared equally among her three children.↗ · If an estate of 90,000 pounds is split three ways, each gets 30,000.↗ · The estate agent sold our house.↗ · We put the bikes in the back of the estate car.↗ · "Truly a fine estate," said the King to the Marquis of Carabas.↗ · Who remembered us in our low estate, for His mercy endureth for ever; (Writings PSA.136.23, JPS 1917)↗ · An estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.↗ (Writings PRO.20.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity.↗ (Writings PSA.39.6, JPS 1917)↗

esteem — Everyday, meaning 1: Esteem is great respect and good opinion of someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Self-esteem is how much you value and respect yourself.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To esteem someone means to respect and admire them a lot.↗ Example: The teacher was held in high esteem by everyone.↗ · Bullying can damage a child's self-esteem.↗ · Praise for effort can help build self-esteem.↗ · The doctor was a highly esteemed scientist.↗ · Please accept this gift as a token of our esteem.↗ · She had low self-esteem until she joined the drama club.↗ · MERCURY once determined to learn in what esteem he was held among mortals.↗ · Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate.↗ (Writings PSA.119.128, JPS 1917)↗ · Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; whereas we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.↗ (Prophets ISA.53.4, JPS 1917)↗

esteemed — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Esteemed means greatly respected and admired.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Esteemed is also the past form of «esteem»: to respect someone highly.↗ Example: We welcome our esteemed guest, the mayor.↗ · She is an esteemed author of children's books.↗ · The old doctor was highly esteemed in the village.↗ · My esteemed brother has finally done the washing up (joking).↗ · The scientist was esteemed for her discoveries.↗ · Esteemed judges, thank you for listening.↗ · Every one knew them, and they were esteemed by all.↗ · The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.↗ (Writings PRO.12.9, JPS 1917)↗ · Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.↗ (Writings PRO.17.28, JPS 1917)↗ · The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!↗ (Writings LAM.4.2, JPS 1917)↗

estimate — Everyday, meaning 1: To estimate is to make a careful guess about an amount, size, cost or time, without counting or measuring exactly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An estimate is the number or answer you get by estimating.↗ Example: Estimate how many sweets are in the jar.↗ · 49 + 52 is about 100, so that is a good estimate.↗ · My estimate was 30, and the real number was 28.↗ · Builders give an estimate of the cost before they start.↗ · Estimate the length of the table, then measure it.↗ · We estimated the trip would take an hour.↗ · A rough estimate is fine; you don't need the exact number.↗ · The builder and carpenter made an estimate that the new house would cost ten hundred and twenty dollars to build.↗

estimation — Everyday, meaning 1: An estimation is a careful guess of a number or amount, made without counting or measuring exactly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Estimation is the skill or act of making such guesses.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) Your estimation of someone is your opinion of them: «She went up in my estimation».↗ Example: My estimation was 50 sweets, and there were 47.↗ · Use estimation to check your answer: 298 + 403 is about 700.↗ · Estimation is useful when you don't have a ruler.↗ · A rough estimation of the crowd was ten thousand people.↗ · In my estimation, the film was too long.↗ · He went up in my estimation when he helped the new boy.↗ · Our estimation of the journey time was wrong because of traffic.↗

estranged — Everyday, meaning 1: Estranged means no longer close to someone, usually a family member or husband or wife, because you have stopped speaking or living together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Cut off or feeling apart from something you once belonged to.↗ Example: She had not spoken to her estranged sister for a long time.↗ · The estranged brothers met again at the funeral.↗ · His estranged wife lives in another city.↗ · The story is about an estranged father and son who make peace.↗ · After the argument, they became estranged.↗ · The old man wrote to his estranged daughter.↗ · They were not estranged from their craving, their food was yet in their mouths, (Writings PSA.78.30, JPS 1917)↗ · He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.↗ (Writings JOB.19.13, JPS 1917)↗ · The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.↗ (Writings PSA.58.4, JPS 1917)↗

estrangement — Everyday, meaning 1: Estrangement is when people who used to be close, especially family members, stop speaking or seeing each other.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is a feeling of being distant or cut off from someone or something.↗ Example: After years of estrangement, the brothers finally met again.↗ · Her estrangement from her aunt began with an argument.↗ · The novel is about a girl and her estranged father.↗ · Estrangement can make holidays hard for some families.↗ · The two countries ended their estrangement with a peace deal.↗ · He felt a strange estrangement from his old friends after moving away.↗ · Do you not consider the harm you may be doing yourself, and fear that malicious people, seeking the cause of your estrangement, may guess the real one?"↗

estuary — Everyday, meaning 1: An estuary is the wide part of a river where it meets the sea, so fresh water and salty sea water mix.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK) Estuary English is a way of speaking common around London and the Thames estuary.↗ Example: The river widens into an estuary before it reaches the sea.↗ · Lots of wading birds feed on the mud in the estuary.↗ · Estuary water is a mix of fresh water and salt water.↗ · At low tide the estuary turns into mud flats.↗ · We went on a field trip to the estuary to look for crabs.↗ · The Thames estuary is in the south-east of England.↗ · Ships sail up the estuary to the port.↗ · My uncle speaks Estuary English and drops his t's.↗