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# jest

«jest» in Mova's school dictionary: **A joke or something said to be funny** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a jest, jests); verb (jest, jests, jested, jesting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (old or formal) A joke or something said to be funny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#m1)

2) (verb) To joke or speak not seriously. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#m2)

3) «in jest» — as a joke, not meant seriously. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and old tales: jesters (court clowns) jested for the king. In everyday talk: «I said it in jest» = I was joking. Phrases: in jest, half in jest, you jest!

### examples

- He said it in jest, so don't be upset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#x1)
- The jester made a jest about the king's crown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#x2)
- «You jest!» said the queen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#x3)
- Many a true word is spoken in jest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#x4)
- They jested about the teacher's funny hat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#x5)
- It was only a jest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#x6)
- "Sure, you do but jest," said Tom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/#x7)

### note

Old-fashioned; everyday word: joke. Person: jester. Phrase: «Many a true word is spoken in jest» = jokes can hide truth.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «jest» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jest/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.