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Meaning of est | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2
[ˈɛst]

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of sum
    active, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
  2. third-person singular present active indicative of edō
    active, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Equivalents

English there is

Examples

“Marcus agricola est.”

"Marcus is a farmer."

“Est senex.”

"He is old."

“Est puella in vīllā.”

"There is a girl in the villa."

“Ēst mollis flamma medullās intereā, et tacitum vīvit sub pectore vulnus. A soft flame consumes her [Dido's] bonemarrow”

meanwhile, as a quiet wound lives in her chest.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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