jest English

Meaning jest meaning

What does jest mean?

Definitions in simple English

jest Noun

— A jest is a joke or a prank, made in fun. It was only a jest, a piece of fun.

jest Verb

— To jest is to joke or make fun of something. Don't jest about serious things. He jested about her, but it turned out he was really serious. He was just jesting.

jest

— verb (= joke) tell a joke; speak humorously He often jokes even when he appears serious

— noun (= joke, gag, laugh, jape) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter he told a very funny joke he knows a million gags thanks for the laugh he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point

— noun activity characterized by good humor

— verb (= joke) act in a funny or teasing way

Synonyms jest synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as jest?

jest English » English

joke

banter

fun

gag

prank

play

jape

pleasantry

tease

mock

wisecrack

trick

sport

ridicule

kid

humour

witticism

waggery

sneer

laugh

jocularity

chaff

turn

trifle

taunt

rally

quip

pun

practical joke

move

mockery

laughing-stock

lark

josh

joking

jest at

jeer

hoax

flow

farce

do

caprice

with a witticism

wit

wag

toy

tell a joke

teasing

talk foolishly

take liberties with each other

Topics jest topics

What do people use jest to talk about?

Social behavior Social activity

Humor

• What words refer to something said humorously?
  joke pun play on words word play riddle jest gag wisecrack witticism pleasantry banter badinage retort repartee riposte ridicule quip one-liner flash of wit comeback gag crack
• What words are used of joking?
  to joke be witty jest crack a joke make pun to pun make fun of make sport of retort banter kid wisecrack come back at josh clown
• What words indicate the joking manner in which a person acts or speaks?
  humorously jokingly jestingly in jest in sport in play in fun not seriously

Conjugation jest conjugation

How do you conjugate jest?

jest · verb

Present I jest

Positive I jest

Singular

1st person I jest

2nd person you jest

3rd person he/she/it jests

Plural

1st person we jest

2nd person you jest

3rd person they jest

Negative I don't jest

Singular

1st person I don't jest I do not jest

2nd person you don't jest you do not jest

3rd person he/she/it doesn't jest he/she/it does not jest

Plural

1st person we don't jest we do not jest

2nd person you don't jest you do not jest

3rd person they don't jest they do not jest

Question do I jest?

Singular

1st person do I jest?

2nd person do you jest?

3rd person does he/she/it jest?

Plural

1st person do we jest?

2nd person do you jest?

3rd person do they jest?

Negative question don't I jest?

Singular

1st person don't I jest? do I not jest?

2nd person don't you jest? do you not jest?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it jest? does he/she/it not jest?

Plural

1st person don't we jest? do we not jest?

2nd person don't you jest? do you not jest?

3rd person don't they jest? do they not jest?

Past I jested

Positive I jested

Singular

1st person I jested

2nd person you jested

3rd person he/she/it jested

Plural

1st person we jested

2nd person you jested

3rd person they jested

Negative I didn't jest

Singular

1st person I didn't jest I did not jest

2nd person you didn't jest you did not jest

3rd person he/she/it didn't jest he/she/it did not jest

Plural

1st person we didn't jest we did not jest

2nd person you didn't jest you did not jest

3rd person they didn't jest they did not jest

Question did I jest?

Singular

1st person did I jest?

2nd person did you jest?

3rd person did he/she/it jest?

Plural

1st person did we jest?

2nd person did you jest?

3rd person did they jest?

Negative question didn't I jest?

Singular

1st person didn't I jest? did I not jest?

2nd person didn't you jest? did you not jest?

3rd person didn't he/she/it jest? did he/she/it not jest?

Plural

1st person didn't we jest? did we not jest?

2nd person didn't you jest? did you not jest?

3rd person didn't they jest? did they not jest?

Future I'll jest

Positive I'll jest

Singular

1st person I'll jest I will jest

2nd person you'll jest you will jest

3rd person he/she/it'll jest he/she/it will jest

Plural

1st person we'll jest we will jest

2nd person you'll jest you will jest

3rd person they'll jest they will jest

Negative I won't jest

Singular

1st person I won't jest I will not jest

2nd person you won't jest you will not jest

3rd person he/she/it won't jest he/she/it will not jest

Plural

1st person we won't jest we will not jest

2nd person you won't jest you will not jest

3rd person they won't jest they will not jest

Question will I jest?

Singular

1st person will I jest?

2nd person will you jest?

3rd person will he/she/it jest?

Plural

1st person will we jest?

2nd person will you jest?

3rd person will they jest?

Negative question won't I jest?

Singular

1st person won't I jest? will I not jest?

2nd person won't you jest? will you not jest?

3rd person won't he/she/it jest? will he/she/it not jest?

Plural

1st person won't we jest? will we not jest?

2nd person won't you jest? will you not jest?

3rd person won't they jest? will they not jest?

Conditional I'd jest

Positive I'd jest

Singular

1st person I'd jest I would jest

2nd person you'd jest you would jest

3rd person he/she/it'd jest he/she/it would jest

Plural

1st person we'd jest we would jest

2nd person you'd jest you would jest

3rd person they'd jest they would jest

Negative I wouldn't jest

Singular

1st person I wouldn't jest I would not jest

2nd person you wouldn't jest you would not jest

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't jest he/she/it would not jest

Plural

1st person we wouldn't jest we would not jest

2nd person you wouldn't jest you would not jest

3rd person they wouldn't jest they would not jest

Question would I jest?

Singular

1st person would I jest?

2nd person would you jest?

3rd person would he/she/it jest?

Plural

1st person would we jest?

2nd person would you jest?

3rd person would they jest?

Negative question wouldn't I jest?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I jest? would I not jest?

2nd person wouldn't you jest? would you not jest?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it jest? would he/she/it not jest?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we jest? would we not jest?

2nd person wouldn't you jest? would you not jest?

3rd person wouldn't they jest? would they not jest?

Present continuous I'm jesting

Positive I'm jesting

Singular

1st person I'm jesting I am jesting

2nd person you're jesting you are jesting

3rd person he/she/it's jesting he/she/it is jesting

Plural

1st person we're jesting we are jesting

2nd person you're jesting you are jesting

3rd person they're jesting they are jesting

Negative I'm not jesting

Singular

1st person I'm not jesting I am not jesting

2nd person you aren't jesting you're not jesting you are not jesting

3rd person he/she/it isn't jesting he/she/it's not jesting he/she/it is not jesting

Plural

1st person we aren't jesting we're not jesting we are not jesting

2nd person you aren't jesting you're not jesting you are not jesting

3rd person they aren't jesting they're not jesting they are not jesting

Question am I jesting?

Singular

1st person am I jesting?

2nd person are you jesting?

3rd person is he/she/it jesting?

Plural

1st person are we jesting?

2nd person are you jesting?

3rd person are they jesting?

Negative question aren't I jesting?

Singular

1st person aren't I jesting? am I not jesting?

2nd person aren't you jesting? are you not jesting?

3rd person isn't he/she/it jesting? is he/she/it not jesting?

Plural

1st person aren't we jesting? are we not jesting?

2nd person aren't you jesting? are you not jesting?

3rd person aren't they jesting? are they not jesting?

Past continuous I was jesting

Positive I was jesting

Singular

1st person I was jesting

2nd person you were jesting

3rd person he/she/it was jesting

Plural

1st person we were jesting

2nd person you were jesting

3rd person they were jesting

Negative I wasn't jesting

Singular

1st person I wasn't jesting I was not jesting

2nd person you weren't jesting you were not jesting

3rd person he/she/it wasn't jesting he/she/it was not jesting

Plural

1st person we weren't jesting we were not jesting

2nd person you weren't jesting you were not jesting

3rd person they weren't jesting they were not jesting

Question was I jesting?

Singular

1st person was I jesting?

2nd person were you jesting?

3rd person was he/she/it jesting?

Plural

1st person were we jesting?

2nd person were you jesting?

3rd person were they jesting?

Negative question wasn't I jesting?

Singular

1st person wasn't I jesting? was I not jesting?

2nd person weren't you jesting? were you not jesting?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it jesting? was he/she/it not jesting?

Plural

1st person weren't we jesting? were we not jesting?

2nd person weren't you jesting? were you not jesting?

3rd person weren't they jesting? were they not jesting?

Future continuous I'll be jesting

Positive I'll be jesting

Singular

1st person I'll be jesting I will be jesting

2nd person you'll be jesting you will be jesting

3rd person he/she/it'll be jesting he/she/it will be jesting

Plural

1st person we'll be jesting we will be jesting

2nd person you'll be jesting you will be jesting

3rd person they'll be jesting they will be jesting

Negative I won't be jesting

Singular

1st person I won't be jesting I will not be jesting

2nd person you won't be jesting you will not be jesting

3rd person he/she/it won't be jesting he/she/it will not be jesting

Plural

1st person we won't be jesting we will not be jesting

2nd person you won't be jesting you will not be jesting

3rd person they won't be jesting they will not be jesting

Question will I be jesting?

Singular

1st person will I be jesting?

2nd person will you be jesting?

3rd person will he/she/it be jesting?

Plural

1st person will we be jesting?

2nd person will you be jesting?

3rd person will they be jesting?

Negative question won't I be jesting?

Singular

1st person won't I be jesting? will I not be jesting?

2nd person won't you be jesting? will you not be jesting?

3rd person won't he/she/it be jesting? will he/she/it not be jesting?

Plural

1st person won't we be jesting? will we not be jesting?

2nd person won't you be jesting? will you not be jesting?

3rd person won't they be jesting? will they not be jesting?

Conditional continuous I'd be jesting

Positive I'd be jesting

Singular

1st person I'd be jesting I would be jesting

2nd person you'd be jesting you would be jesting

3rd person he/she/it'd be jesting he/she/it would be jesting

Plural

1st person we'd be jesting we would be jesting

2nd person you'd be jesting you would be jesting

3rd person they'd be jesting they would be jesting

Negative I wouldn't be jesting

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be jesting I would not be jesting

2nd person you wouldn't be jesting you would not be jesting

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be jesting he/she/it would not be jesting

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be jesting we would not be jesting

2nd person you wouldn't be jesting you would not be jesting

3rd person they wouldn't be jesting they would not be jesting

Question would I be jesting?

Singular

1st person would I be jesting?

2nd person would you be jesting?

3rd person would he/she/it be jesting?

Plural

1st person would we be jesting?

2nd person would you be jesting?

3rd person would they be jesting?

Negative question wouldn't I be jesting?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be jesting? would I not be jesting?

2nd person wouldn't you be jesting? would you not be jesting?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be jesting? would he/she/it not be jesting?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be jesting? would we not be jesting?

2nd person wouldn't you be jesting? would you not be jesting?

3rd person wouldn't they be jesting? would they not be jesting?

Present perfect I've jested

Positive I've jested

Singular

1st person I've jested I have jested

2nd person you've jested you have jested

3rd person he/she/it's jested he/she/it has jested

Plural

1st person we've jested we have jested

2nd person you've jested you have jested

3rd person they've jested they have jested

Negative I haven't jested

Singular

1st person I haven't jested I have not jested

2nd person you haven't jested you have not jested

3rd person he/she/it hasn't jested he/she/it has not jested

Plural

1st person we haven't jested we have not jested

2nd person you haven't jested you have not jested

3rd person they haven't jested they have not jested

Question have I jested?

Singular

1st person have I jested?

2nd person have you jested?

3rd person has he/she/it jested?

Plural

1st person have we jested?

2nd person have you jested?

3rd person have they jested?

Negative question haven't I jested?

Singular

1st person haven't I jested? have I not jested?

2nd person haven't you jested? have you not jested?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it jested? has he/she/it not jested?

Plural

1st person haven't we jested? have we not jested?

2nd person haven't you jested? have you not jested?

3rd person haven't they jested? have they not jested?

Past perfect I had jested

Positive I had jested

Singular

1st person I had jested

2nd person you had jested

3rd person he/she/it had jested

Plural

1st person we had jested

2nd person you had jested

3rd person they had jested

Negative I hadn't jested

Singular

1st person I hadn't jested I had not jested

2nd person you hadn't jested you had not jested

3rd person he/she/it hadn't jested he/she/it had not jested

Plural

1st person we hadn't jested we had not jested

2nd person you hadn't jested you had not jested

3rd person they hadn't jested they had not jested

Question had I jested?

Singular

1st person had I jested?

2nd person had you jested?

3rd person had he/she/it jested?

Plural

1st person had we jested?

2nd person had you jested?

3rd person had they jested?

Negative question hadn't I jested?

Singular

1st person hadn't I jested? had I not jested?

2nd person hadn't you jested? had you not jested?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it jested? had he/she/it not jested?

Plural

1st person hadn't we jested? had we not jested?

2nd person hadn't you jested? had you not jested?

3rd person hadn't they jested? had they not jested?

Future perfect I'll have jested

Positive I'll have jested

Singular

1st person I'll have jested I will have jested

2nd person you'll have jested you will have jested

3rd person he/she/it'll have jested he/she/it will have jested

Plural

1st person we'll have jested we will have jested

2nd person you'll have jested you will have jested

3rd person they'll have jested they will have jested

Negative I won't have jested

Singular

1st person I won't have jested I will not have jested

2nd person you won't have jested you will not have jested

3rd person he/she/it won't have jested he/she/it will not have jested

Plural

1st person we won't have jested we will not have jested

2nd person you won't have jested you will not have jested

3rd person they won't have jested they will not have jested

Question +'ll I have jested?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have jested? will I have jested?

2nd person +'ll you have jested? will you have jested?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have jested? will he/she/it have jested?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have jested? will we have jested?

2nd person +'ll you have jested? will you have jested?

3rd person +'ll they have jested? will they have jested?

Negative question won't I have jested?

Singular

1st person won't I have jested? will I not have jested?

2nd person won't you have jested? will you not have jested?

3rd person won't he/she/it have jested? will he/she/it not have jested?

Plural

1st person won't we have jested? will we not have jested?

2nd person won't you have jested? will you not have jested?

3rd person won't they have jested? will they not have jested?

Conditional perfect I'd have jested

Positive I'd have jested

Singular

1st person I'd have jested I would have jested

2nd person you'd have jested you would have jested

3rd person he/she/it'd have jested he/she/it would have jested

Plural

1st person we'd have jested we would have jested

2nd person you'd have jested you would have jested

3rd person they'd have jested they would have jested

Negative I wouldn't have jested

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have jested I would not have jested

2nd person you wouldn't have jested you would not have jested

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have jested he/she/it would not have jested

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have jested we would not have jested

2nd person you wouldn't have jested you would not have jested

3rd person they wouldn't have jested they would not have jested

Question would I have jested?

Singular

1st person would I have jested?

2nd person would you have jested?

3rd person would he/she/it have jested?

Plural

1st person would we have jested?

2nd person would you have jested?

3rd person would they have jested?

Negative question wouldn't I have jested?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have jested? would I not have jested?

2nd person wouldn't you have jested? would you not have jested?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have jested? would he/she/it not have jested?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have jested? would we not have jested?

2nd person wouldn't you have jested? would you not have jested?

3rd person wouldn't they have jested? would they not have jested?

Imperative jest!

Positive

you jest!

we let's jest!

Negative

you don't jest!

we let's not jest!