Taste - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |teɪst|  American pronunciation of the word taste
Brit.  |teɪst|  British pronunciation of the word taste

noun

- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
the candy left him with a bad taste
the melon had a delicious taste
- a strong liking (syn: penchant, predilection, preference)
- delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) (syn: appreciation, discernment)
arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- a brief experience of something
he got a taste of life on the wild side
she enjoyed her brief taste of independence
- a small amount eaten or drunk (syn: mouthful)
Take a taste! You'll like it.
- the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth (syn: gustation)
his cold deprived him of his sense of taste
- a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds (syn: tasting)

verb

- have flavor; taste of something (syn: savor, savour)
- perceive by the sense of taste
Can you taste the garlic?
- take a sample of (syn: sample, try)
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste (syn: smack)
This tastes of nutmeg
- distinguish flavors
We tasted wines last night
- experience briefly
The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died

Extra examples

The pie tasted too sweet.

The wine tastes like vinegar.

She said there was garlic in the sauce, but I couldn't really taste it.

Have you ever tasted anything so delicious?

I tasted the tea and put more sugar in it.

She offered to taste the wine.

He tasted the tea to see if it was sweet enough.

This is the first food I've tasted since yesterday.

She talked about the day when she first tasted the joy of flying.

He has tasted the frustration of defeat.

The wine had a slightly bitter taste.

She likes the taste of apples and cinnamon.

I detected a strong taste of ginger in the sauce.

The illness affected her sense of taste.

The fruit left a pleasant taste in my mouth.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: taste
he/she/it: tastes
present participle: tasting
past tense: tasted
past participle: tasted
noun
singular: taste
plural: tastes
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