WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
-gest-, root.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- -gest- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "carry;
bear.'' This meaning is found in such words as: congestion, digest, gestation, gesticulate, gesture, ingest, suggest.
gest
(jest),USA pronunciation n.
- a story or tale.
- a deed or exploit.
- [Archaic.]a metrical romance or history.
- Latin gesta exploits, neuter plural past participle of gerere to carry on, perform
- Old French geste action, exploit
- Middle English 1250–1300
'-gest-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hengist
- chanson de geste
- comestible
- gest
- geste
- gestic
- gesture
- guest
- ingest
- jest
- jester
- norgestrel
- progestin
- progestogen