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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024taste /teɪst/USA pronunciation v., tast•ed, tast•ing, n. v. - Physiology to test the flavor or quality of by taking some into the mouth:[~ + object]She tasted the wine and said it had gone bad.
- to eat or drink:[~ + object]He hadn't tasted food for three days.
- Physiology to notice, perceive, or distinguish the flavor of:[not: be + ~-ing* ~ + object]I can't taste the wine in that sauce.
- to experience, esp. to only a slight degree:[~ + object]had tasted freedom and would no longer wait for it.
- to have a particular flavor: [~ + adjective][not: be + ~-ing]The coffee tastes bitter.[~ + of/like + noun]The coffee tastes like lead.
n. - Physiology the sense by which the flavor of things is felt or noticed:[uncountable]He has no sense of taste when he has a cold.
- Physiology a sensation noticed by this sense;
flavor:[countable]foods that have a sweet taste. - [countable] the act of tasting food or drink.
- a small quantity tasted:[countable]a little taste of cognac.
- a liking for something:[countable]a taste for classical music.
- a sense of what is fitting, harmonious, or beautiful;
or of what is polite, correct, etc., to say or do socially:[uncountable]always dressed in good taste; jokes in poor taste. - a slight experience of something:[countable]a taste of victory.
- a feeling due to an experience:[countable]a compromise that had left her with a bad taste.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024taste (tāst),USA pronunciation v., tast•ed, tast•ing, n. v.t. - Physiologyto try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth:to taste food.
- to eat or drink a little of:She barely tasted her dinner.
- to eat or drink (often used in negative constructions):He hadn't tasted food for three days.
- Physiologyto perceive or distinguish the flavor of:to taste the wine in a sauce.
- to have or get experience, esp. a slight experience:these young men who had only begun to taste life.
- to perceive in any way.
- [Archaic.]to enjoy or appreciate.
- [Obs.]
- to examine by touch;
feel. - to test or try.
- taste blood. See blood (def. 22).
v.i. - to try the flavor or quality of something.
- to eat or drink a little (usually fol. by of ):She tasted of the cake.
- Physiologyto perceive or distinguish the flavor of anything.
- to have experience of something, however limited or slight.
- to have a particular flavor (often fol. by of ):The coffee tastes bitter. The bread tastes of mold.
- to smack or savor (usually fol. by of ):The story tastes of treason.
n. - the act of tasting food or drink.
- Physiologythe sense by which the flavor or savor of things is perceived when they are brought into contact with the tongue.
- Physiologythe sensation or quality as perceived by this sense;
flavor. - a small quantity tasted;
a morsel, bit, or sip. - a relish, liking, or partiality for something:a taste for music.
- the sense of what is fitting, harmonious, or beautiful;
the perception and enjoyment of what constitutes excellence in the fine arts, literature, fashion, etc. - the sense of what is seemly, polite, tactful, etc., to say or do in a given social situation.
- one's personal attitude or reaction toward an aesthetic phenomenon or social situation, regarded as either good or bad.
- the ideas of aesthetic excellence or of aesthetically valid forms prevailing in a culture or personal to an individual:a sample of Victorian taste; I consulted only my own taste in decorating this room.
- the formal idiom preferred by a certain artist or culture;
style; manner:a façade in the Baroque taste. - a slight experience or a sample of something:a taste of adventure.
- a feeling or sensation resulting from an experience:a compromise that left a bad taste in her mouth.
- [Obs.]test or trial.
- to one's taste, agreeable or pleasing to one:He couldn't find any ties that were completely to his taste.
- Old French, derivative of taster
- ?; (noun, nominal) Middle English tast sense of touch, a trying, tasting
- Old French taster to touch, explore by touching (Middle French: to touch, taste); cognate with Italian tastare, Provencal, Old Spanish tastar
- (verb, verbal) Middle English tasten to touch, taste 1250–1300
tast′a•ble, taste′a•ble, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged savor.
- 18.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Taste, flavor, savor refer to a quality that is perceived when a substance is placed upon the tongue. Taste is the general word:the taste of roast beef.Flavor is a characteristic taste, usually of a pleasing kind, and as of some ingredient put into the food:lemon flavor.Savor, much less common than taste or flavor, implies pleasing scent as well as taste or flavor, and connotes enjoyment in tasting:The sauce has an excellent savor.
- 20.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fondness, disposition, appreciation, predisposition.
- 21.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discernment, perception, judgment.
- 20.See corresponding entry in Unabridged antipathy.
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