jest
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(archaic)(archaic, typically uncountable) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious.
- 2.
(archaic)Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
- 3.
(obsolete)A deed; an action; a gest.
- 4.
(obsolete)A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Surely you jest!
Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
(Shropshire, Southern US, alt of, not comparable, pronunciation spelling)(African-American Vernacular, Southern US, Shropshire) Pronunciation spelling of just.
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Đồng nghĩa
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English geste (idle tale), from Old French geste (acts, exploits), from Latin gesta (acts, deeds). gest.