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taste
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- pronunciation:
- teIst
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tastes, tasting, tasted |
| definition 1: |
to experience or evaluate the flavor of by putting into the mouth.
If you've never had Greek wine before, you really should taste this.The chef tasted the soup before pouring it into the bowls.- similar words:
- bite, chew, eat, savor, sense
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| definition 2: |
to consume a little bit of.
Your pizza looks good; can I taste it?- synonyms:
- nibble, sip
- similar words:
- partake of, sample, touch, try
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| definition 3: |
to experience, esp. for the first time or in small amounts.
He longs to taste freedom.She wanted to taste the Bohemian life in the city.- synonyms:
- enjoy
- similar words:
- experience, feel, know, partake, relish, sample, try
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| related words: |
lick, see |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to perceive a flavor or flavors.
The medicine that he's taking interferes with his ability to taste.- similar words:
- eat
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| definition 2: |
to have a specified flavor.
The sauce tastes bitter.- synonyms:
- savor
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| definition 3: |
to consume a small amount of food or drink; sample.
I tasted while I was at the party, but I didn't really eat.- synonyms:
- nibble, sip
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of tasting food or drink.
My first taste of beer was not a pleasant experience.- similar words:
- assignment, bite, sip
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| definition 2: |
the sense that enables one to perceive flavors.
Taste is often altered when you have a cold or the flu. |
| definition 3: |
a type of flavor or the particular flavor of something.
Sweetness is a taste that most children enjoy.These candies have an orange taste to them.I don't like the taste of some spices. |
| definition 4: |
a small portion for tasting.
She gave me a taste of the soup.- synonyms:
- bite, morsel, mouthful, nibble, nip, sip, spoonful, tidbit
- similar words:
- bit, crumb, dab, dribble, drip, drop, piece, sample, slice
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| definition 5: |
a first or brief experience.
They'd been in business for ten years before they had a taste of success.- similar words:
- crumb, dribble, introduction, nibble, sample, sampling, whet
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| definition 6: |
one's personal preferences, collectively, esp. with regard to things like music, clothing, furnishings, art, and the like.
They have a beautiful apartment, but it doesn't really suit my taste since it's so old-fashioned.Your taste in clothes is so conservative!These abstract sculptures are just not my taste.She and I have very different taste in music. |
| definition 7: |
a personal liking.
She has a taste for adventure that I don't share.- synonyms:
- appetite, gusto, hunger, relish, thirst, zest
- antonyms:
- antipathy, dislike, distaste
- similar words:
- craving, fondness, inclination, liking, partiality, weakness, yearning, yen
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| definition 8: |
the ability to discern what is beautiful and harmonious.
Her choices of furniture and paintings showed that she had taste.- synonyms:
- culture, discernment, refinement, sophistication
- similar words:
- chic, delicacy, discrimination, elegance, fineness, polish, style
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| definition 9: |
sense of what is appropriate or correct.
His joke showed very bad taste in light of the sad occasion.- synonyms:
- decorum, delicacy, grace, manners, politesse, propriety
- similar words:
- breeding, dignity, diplomacy, finesse, restraint, tact
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| related words: |
civilization, fancy, flair, lick, love, morsel, nip, tang |
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