taste
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/teɪst/
🇬🇧
/teɪst/
noun
A2
The flavor of food or drink.
This dish has a mix of tastes that's quite unique.
A2
The ability to recognize flavors.
I've lost my sense of taste, I can't enjoy food anymore.
R
A small amount tried to determine flavor.
Just have a taste of this cheese to see if you like it.
R
A brief experience of something.
This was my first taste of live theatre, and I loved it.
B2
A person's preference or style.
He has very good taste in music, he knows what's good.
B2
What a person likes or prefers.
The color and style is a matter of personal taste.
transitive verb
A2
To have a certain flavor.
The ice cream tastes of mint, it's refreshing.
R
To be characterized by a certain taste.
The medicine is foul-tasting, I don't like it.
A2
To recognize flavors in food or drink.
You can taste the garlic in this stew, it's delicious.
A2
To try a small amount of food or drink.
Would you like to taste the wine before you buy it?
A2
To eat or drink something.
That's the best ice cream I've ever tasted.
R
To experience something briefly.
He had tasted freedom, but it was short-lived.
translation
The flavor of food or drink.; The ability to recognize flavors.; A small amount tried to determine flavor.; A brief experience of something.; A person's preference or style.; What a person likes or prefers.
To have a certain flavor.; To be characterized by a certain taste.; To recognize flavors in food or drink.; To try a small amount of food or drink.; To eat or drink something.; To experience something briefly.
Word Forms
3rd Present
tastes
Progressive
tasting
Past
tasted
Plural
tastes
Perfect
tasted