ESP is the teaching of English to students whose first language is not English but whoneed it for a particular job, activity, or purpose. ESP is an abbreviation for 'English for specific purposes' or 'English for special purposes'.
[British]
2. uncountable noun
ESP is an abbreviation for 'extra-sensory perception'.
esp.
esp. is a written abbreviation for especially.
esp in British English
abbreviation for
especially
especially in British English
(ɪˈspɛʃəlɪ)
adverb
1.
in particular; specifically
for everyone's sake, especially your children's
2.
very much
especially useful for vegans
ESP in British English
abbreviation for
1.
extrasensory perception
2.
English for Specific (or Special) Purposes: the technique of teaching English to students who need it for a particular purpose, such as business dealings
3.
electronic stability programme: an electronic system that automatically stabilizes a road vehicle that is being oversteered or is in danger of rolling over by selectively applying individual brakes
ESP in American English
(ˌiˌɛsˈpi)
noun
extrasensory perception
esp. in American English
especially
Examples of 'esp' in a sentence
esp
An absolutely brilliant choice as we all know how reliable Italian cars are in general esp sports cars with 80,000 miles on the clock.
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)