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I bought these flowers especially for you.

es • pres • so / e 'spresou / noun [ count ] ( plural es - pres . sos )

a cup of strong black coffee

—Look at cappuccino , latte .

es • say / ' esei / noun [ count ]

a short piece of writing about a particular subject

Our teacher asked us to write an essay on our favorite

author.

es • sence / ' esns / noun [ noncount ]

the basic or most important quality of something

The essence of the problem is that there is not enough

money available.

es • sen • tial / i ' senjl /

If something is essential , it is completely necessary and you must have or do it

It is essential that you study hard for this exam. —SYNONYM vital

es • tab • lish awl / i 'st^blij / verb

( es - tab - lish es, es - tab - lish - ing, es - tab - lished )

to start something new

The school was established in 1932.

es • tab •lish • ment |awL / i'steblijmant /

noun

[ count ] ( formal )

an organization, business, or store a commercial establishment

[ noncount ] the act of creating or starting something the establishment of a new tax system

es • tateawl / i 'steit / noun [ count ]

a large piece of land in the country, which one person or family owns

all the money and property that someone leaves when they die

His estate was left to his daughter when he died. —Look at real estate .

es • ti • mate 1 AWL / ' estamat / noun [ count ]

a judgment about the size or cost of something before you have all the facts and figures

Can you give me a rough estimate of how many people will be there?

a statement that says how much a piece of work will cost The builders gave me an estimate for the roof repairs.

es • ti • mate 2 AWL / ' estameit / verb ( es - ti - mates , es - ti - mat ing , es - ti mat ed )

to say how much you think something will cost, how big something is, or how long it will take to do something The builders estimated that it would take a week to repair the roof.

etc. Ф / et srtoro / abbreviation

You use etc. at the end of a list to show that there are other things, but you are not going to name them all Remember to take some paper, a pen, etc. Etc. is short for "et cetera."

e • ter • nal / i ' tarnl / adjective

existing or continuing forever

They believe in eternal life (= life after death ) .

e • ter • ni • ty / i 'tarnati / noun [ noncount ]

time that has no end; the state or time after death eth • ic AWU / ' eSik / noun

ethics [ plural ] moral beliefs that control or influence a person's behavior

a code of ethics for the medical profession

[ singular ] a system of moral beliefs or rules of behavior a strong work ethic

eth • i • cal aw / ' e6ikl / e

1 connected with beliefs about what is right or wrong an ethical question 2 morally correct

She didn't break the law, but her behavior certainly wasn't ethical.

eth • nic AWL / ' e9nik / adjective

connected with or belonging to a group of people that share a particular culture

New York City is home to many different ethnic minorities .

et • y • mol • o • gy / Дэ ' mabd3i / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( plural et • y • mol • o • gies ) ( english language arts ) the study of the history of words and their meanings, or the history of one particular word What is the etymology of this word? She's an expert in etymology.

eu • ro / ' yurou / noun [ count ] ( plural eu • ros ) ( symbol )

a unit of money that people use in many European countries: All prices are in euros.