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Gest | Gesture | Gestures | Gestation | Gestapo | Gesturing | Gestational | Gestured | Gestalt

Gest meaning

  1. A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance.
  2. An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony.
  3. Bearing; deportment.

Using Gest

  • The main meaning on this page is: A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance. | An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. | Bearing; deportment.
  • In the example corpus, gest often appears in combinations such as: the gest, gest was, gest of.

Context around Gest

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

big 1×

Sentence patterns with Gest

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a gest of robyn 1× believed that gest had restarted 1× gest could of 1× gest was so 1× however the gest was reprinted 1× in a gest of robyn 1× in the gest 1× in the gest and neither 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a gest of 1× abbey of saint 1× and while wentbridge 1× gest could of 1× gest was so 1× however the gest 1×

Common sentence endings:

and 17th centuries 1× hood broadside ballads 1× in the gest 1× is relatively rare 1× more recent copy 1× new york city 1×

Words around Gest

Just before it in the word index:

gesso 18 gessner 4 gessler 5 gessle 18 gesserit 27 gessen 9

Just after it in the word index:

gesta 18 gestae 17 gestahl 9 gestalt 31 gestao 8 gestapo 113

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Gest

  • In this selection, "gest" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, big stand out and add context to how "gest" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a gest of robyn and believed that gest had restarted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gest" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gest

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However the Gest was reprinted from time to time throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. (15 words)

Minnelli, who had struggled with health problems and substance abuse issues, believed that Gest had restarted her career. (18 words)

There are certainly parallels between Godberd's career and that of Robin Hood as he appears in the Gest. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

And, while Wentbridge is not directly named in A Gest of Robyn Hode, the poem does appear to make a cryptic reference to the locality by depicting a poor knight explaining to Robin Hood that he 'went at a bridge' where there was wrestling'. (44 words)

The plots of neither "the Monk" nor "the Potter" are included in the Gest; and neither is the plot of " Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne ", which is probably at least as old as those two ballads although preserved in a more recent copy. (44 words)

A Gest of Robyn Hode states that the outlaw built a chapel in Barnsdale that he dedicated to Mary Magdalene, :I made a chapel in Bernysdale, :That seemly is to se, :It is of Mary Magdaleyne, :And thereto wolde I be. (41 words)

Example sentences (11)

Gest could, of course, opt to take his name out of the portal and remain in Bloomington, although that particular tack is relatively rare.

It is the biggest lead any side has had after eight games in the Premier League era – the previous big gest was Chelsea in 2014, who went on to win the title.

Minnelli, who had struggled with health problems and substance abuse issues, believed that Gest had restarted her career.

Abbey of Saint Mary at York The backdrop of Saint Mary's Abbey at York plays a central role in the Gest as the poor knight who Robin aids owes money to the abbot.

A Gest of Robyn Hode states that the outlaw built a chapel in Barnsdale that he dedicated to Mary Magdalene, :I made a chapel in Bernysdale, :That seemly is to se, :It is of Mary Magdaleyne, :And thereto wolde I be.

And, while Wentbridge is not directly named in A Gest of Robyn Hode, the poem does appear to make a cryptic reference to the locality by depicting a poor knight explaining to Robin Hood that he 'went at a bridge' where there was wrestling'.

Gest was so impressed with her stamina and ability to stun audiences that he produced her in Liza's Back in spring 2002 performing to rave reviews in London and New York City.

However the Gest was reprinted from time to time throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.

Largely a paraphrase of the Gest, it also contains material revealing that the author was familiar with early versions of a number of the Robin Hood broadside ballads.

The plots of neither "the Monk" nor "the Potter" are included in the Gest; and neither is the plot of " Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne ", which is probably at least as old as those two ballads although preserved in a more recent copy.

There are certainly parallels between Godberd's career and that of Robin Hood as he appears in the Gest.

Common combinations with gest

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gest" in a sentence?
An example: "Gest could, of course, opt to take his name out of the portal and remain in Bloomington, although that particular tack is relatively rare." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gest" from authentic English texts.
What does "gest" mean?
Gest means: A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance.
How many example sentences with "gest" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gest", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.