Definition of gist in English:

gist

noun dʒɪstdʒɪst

1The substance or general meaning of a speech or text.
it was hard to get the gist of Pedro's talk
Example sentencesExamples
- The gist of everything is correct, but I just don't talk like that.
- The minutiae of meetings remains private, but the general gist is that it was a problem and it has been addressed.
- It seems he just cannot grasp the gist of the game.
- It was all in German though, so I couldn't give you the gist of it.
- The gist of this whining is that there's something wrong with the voters.
- In general, no one wrote anything that strongly contradicted the gist of the review.
- Faint voices floated to him and he caught the general gist of the conversation.
- I did not catch the whole gist of his speech, but I assume that he is forcing us, or compelling us by vote, to sit on Fridays.
- The script was totally written, every line was there, but he just wanted us to get a general gist of the scene.
- The student retains the information while he/she distills a main idea from the gist of the text.
- There is more - much more - in a similar vein but you get the gist.
- Ring us and make some easy money, was the gist of the message.
- Peter spoke a few words with him, then told us the gist of the exchange.
- You really have to read the whole thing to get the gist of his message.
- I didn't completely understand all they'd just said, but I thought I had the general gist of it.
- The general gist of the plots are all protagonists love and lose out.
- The gist is that they feel the choice and range of goods has gone down and prices have gone up.
- That, of course, was the gist of the original sales pitch.
- I can remember the general gist of them, but nothing specific.
- The gist of his presentation was how important a good education and critical thinking are.
Synonyms
essence, substance, quintessence, main idea/theme, central idea/theme, nub, core, heart, heart of the matter, nucleus, kernel, pith, marrow, meat, burden, crux, important point
thrust, direction, drift, sense, meaning, significance, import
informal nitty-gritty
2Law
The real point of an action.
damage is the gist of the action and without it the plaintiff must fail
Example sentencesExamples
- Where damage is the gist of the action, as in negligence, the claimant must prove actual loss.
- Your Honour, we would submit that the gist of the problem is what the award requires the employer to do.
- But as I understand the law, the gist of the action of false imprisonment is the mere imprisonment.
- The substance of the libel is true: the question is whether what is stated inaccurately is of the gist of the libel.
- The gist of the tort of unlawful interference is the intentional infliction of economic harm.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Old French, third person singular present tense of gesir 'to lie', from Latin jacere. The Anglo-French legal phrase cest action gist 'this action lies' denoted that there were sufficient grounds to proceed; gist was adopted into English denoting the grounds themselves (sense 2).

Rhymes

assist, cist, coexist, consist, cyst, desist, enlist, exist, grist, hist, insist, list, Liszt, mist, persist, resist, schist, subsist, tryst, twist, whist, wist, wrist

Definition of gist in US English:

gist

nounjistdʒɪst

1The substance or essence of a speech or text.
she noted the gist of each message
Example sentencesExamples
- The gist of this whining is that there's something wrong with the voters.
- It was all in German though, so I couldn't give you the gist of it.
- The minutiae of meetings remains private, but the general gist is that it was a problem and it has been addressed.
- Faint voices floated to him and he caught the general gist of the conversation.
- I did not catch the whole gist of his speech, but I assume that he is forcing us, or compelling us by vote, to sit on Fridays.
- The script was totally written, every line was there, but he just wanted us to get a general gist of the scene.
- The general gist of the plots are all protagonists love and lose out.
- The gist of his presentation was how important a good education and critical thinking are.
- It seems he just cannot grasp the gist of the game.
- There is more - much more - in a similar vein but you get the gist.
- Peter spoke a few words with him, then told us the gist of the exchange.
- The gist of everything is correct, but I just don't talk like that.
- That, of course, was the gist of the original sales pitch.
- You really have to read the whole thing to get the gist of his message.
- I can remember the general gist of them, but nothing specific.
- I didn't completely understand all they'd just said, but I thought I had the general gist of it.
- Ring us and make some easy money, was the gist of the message.
- The student retains the information while he/she distills a main idea from the gist of the text.
- In general, no one wrote anything that strongly contradicted the gist of the review.
- The gist is that they feel the choice and range of goods has gone down and prices have gone up.
Synonyms
essence, substance, quintessence, main idea, main theme, central idea, central theme, nub, core, heart, heart of the matter, nucleus, kernel, pith, marrow, meat, burden, crux, important point
2Law
The real point of an action.
damage is the gist of the action and without it the plaintiff must fail
Example sentencesExamples
- Where damage is the gist of the action, as in negligence, the claimant must prove actual loss.
- The substance of the libel is true: the question is whether what is stated inaccurately is of the gist of the libel.
- Your Honour, we would submit that the gist of the problem is what the award requires the employer to do.
- The gist of the tort of unlawful interference is the intentional infliction of economic harm.
- But as I understand the law, the gist of the action of false imprisonment is the mere imprisonment.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Old French, third person singular present tense of gesir ‘to lie’, from Latin jacere. The Anglo-French legal phrase cest action gist ‘this action lies’ denoted that there were sufficient grounds to proceed; gist was adopted into English denoting the grounds themselves ( gist (sense 2)).

单词	gist
释义	Definition of gist in English: gist noun dʒɪstdʒɪst 1The substance or general meaning of a speech or text. it was hard to get the gist of Pedro's talk Example sentencesExamples The gist of everything is correct, but I just don't talk like that. The minutiae of meetings remains private, but the general gist is that it was a problem and it has been addressed. It seems he just cannot grasp the gist of the game. It was all in German though, so I couldn't give you the gist of it. The gist of this whining is that there's something wrong with the voters. In general, no one wrote anything that strongly contradicted the gist of the review. Faint voices floated to him and he caught the general gist of the conversation. I did not catch the whole gist of his speech, but I assume that he is forcing us, or compelling us by vote, to sit on Fridays. The script was totally written, every line was there, but he just wanted us to get a general gist of the scene. The student retains the information while he/she distills a main idea from the gist of the text. There is more - much more - in a similar vein but you get the gist. Ring us and make some easy money, was the gist of the message. Peter spoke a few words with him, then told us the gist of the exchange. You really have to read the whole thing to get the gist of his message. I didn't completely understand all they'd just said, but I thought I had the general gist of it. The general gist of the plots are all protagonists love and lose out. The gist is that they feel the choice and range of goods has gone down and prices have gone up. That, of course, was the gist of the original sales pitch. I can remember the general gist of them, but nothing specific. The gist of his presentation was how important a good education and critical thinking are. Synonyms essence, substance, quintessence, main idea/theme, central idea/theme, nub, core, heart, heart of the matter, nucleus, kernel, pith, marrow, meat, burden, crux, important point thrust, direction, drift, sense, meaning, significance, import informal nitty-gritty 2Law The real point of an action. damage is the gist of the action and without it the plaintiff must fail Example sentencesExamples Where damage is the gist of the action, as in negligence, the claimant must prove actual loss. Your Honour, we would submit that the gist of the problem is what the award requires the employer to do. But as I understand the law, the gist of the action of false imprisonment is the mere imprisonment. The substance of the libel is true: the question is whether what is stated inaccurately is of the gist of the libel. The gist of the tort of unlawful interference is the intentional infliction of economic harm. Origin Early 18th century: from Old French, third person singular present tense of gesir 'to lie', from Latin jacere. The Anglo-French legal phrase cest action gist 'this action lies' denoted that there were sufficient grounds to proceed; gist was adopted into English denoting the grounds themselves (sense 2). Rhymes assist, cist, coexist, consist, cyst, desist, enlist, exist, grist, hist, insist, list, Liszt, mist, persist, resist, schist, subsist, tryst, twist, whist, wist, wrist Definition of gist in US English: gist nounjistdʒɪst 1The substance or essence of a speech or text. she noted the gist of each message Example sentencesExamples The gist of this whining is that there's something wrong with the voters. It was all in German though, so I couldn't give you the gist of it. The minutiae of meetings remains private, but the general gist is that it was a problem and it has been addressed. Faint voices floated to him and he caught the general gist of the conversation. I did not catch the whole gist of his speech, but I assume that he is forcing us, or compelling us by vote, to sit on Fridays. The script was totally written, every line was there, but he just wanted us to get a general gist of the scene. The general gist of the plots are all protagonists love and lose out. The gist of his presentation was how important a good education and critical thinking are. It seems he just cannot grasp the gist of the game. There is more - much more - in a similar vein but you get the gist. Peter spoke a few words with him, then told us the gist of the exchange. The gist of everything is correct, but I just don't talk like that. That, of course, was the gist of the original sales pitch. You really have to read the whole thing to get the gist of his message. I can remember the general gist of them, but nothing specific. I didn't completely understand all they'd just said, but I thought I had the general gist of it. Ring us and make some easy money, was the gist of the message. The student retains the information while he/she distills a main idea from the gist of the text. In general, no one wrote anything that strongly contradicted the gist of the review. The gist is that they feel the choice and range of goods has gone down and prices have gone up. Synonyms essence, substance, quintessence, main idea, main theme, central idea, central theme, nub, core, heart, heart of the matter, nucleus, kernel, pith, marrow, meat, burden, crux, important point 2Law The real point of an action. damage is the gist of the action and without it the plaintiff must fail Example sentencesExamples Where damage is the gist of the action, as in negligence, the claimant must prove actual loss. The substance of the libel is true: the question is whether what is stated inaccurately is of the gist of the libel. Your Honour, we would submit that the gist of the problem is what the award requires the employer to do. The gist of the tort of unlawful interference is the intentional infliction of economic harm. But as I understand the law, the gist of the action of false imprisonment is the mere imprisonment. Origin Early 18th century: from Old French, third person singular present tense of gesir ‘to lie’, from Latin jacere. The Anglo-French legal phrase cest action gist ‘this action lies’ denoted that there were sufficient grounds to proceed; gist was adopted into English denoting the grounds themselves ( gist (sense 2)).
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