id est

1. 1.

   that is to say; in other words

   Synonymsi.e.ie

Questions about id est

What does id est mean?

id est means "that is to say; in other words".

What is another word for id est?

Close synonyms include i.e., ie. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is id est a common word?

id est is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.