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taste Noun

— Taste is the sense linked to the tongue, usually when eating food. The taste is how people can enjoy their food. The main tastes are sweet, sour, salty and bitter. Wow, these chicken wings taste really good, I want some more!. — Someone's taste, is the kind of food, books, clothing, etc. that they like. She has great taste in clothes, but I don't understand her taste in men.

taste Verb

— The way something tastes is the sense you get when you put it in your mouth. This milk tastes strange. I think it's bad. This meat tastes like chicken. What is it? — If you taste something, you put it in your mouth to see if you like it. Here, taste this soup and tell me if it needs more salt.

taste

— verb have flavor; taste of something — 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 — noun (= preference, penchant) a strong liking my own preference is for good literature the Irish have a penchant for blarney — noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste — verb perceive by the sense of taste Can you taste the garlic? — verb (= sample, try) take a sample of Try these new crackers Sample the regional dishes — noun a brief experience of something he got a taste of life on the wild side she enjoyed her brief taste of independence — noun a small amount eaten or drunk take a taste--you'll like it — noun (= sense of taste) the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth his cold deprived him of his sense of taste — noun (= tasting) a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds a wine tasting — verb experience briefly The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died — verb distinguish flavors We tasted wines last night — verb have a distinctive or characteristic taste This tastes of nutmeg

Synonyms taste synonyms

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taste English » English

flavor flavour try relish savour sample savor experience test sip liking smell smack tasting sense of taste try out preference sense lick feel enjoy elegance zest sweetness sensory evaluation palate gustation appreciation tang scent predilection pleasure odor fondness eat attempt appetite touch taste sensation taste perception sup style sapor penchant mouthful gustatory sensation gustatory perception feeling fashion fancy

Topics taste topics

What do people use taste to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive

Taste
Person Body Head

Mouth
Language and thought Think Learn

Evaluate, test
Daily life Food Eat

Manner of eating

  • What words refer to tasting a little food to see if it tastes good?
    taste test sample
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Dislike
States Quantity Plural

Few, little

Conjugation taste conjugation

How do you conjugate taste?

taste · verb

Examples taste examples

How do I use taste in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Peaches taste sweet.
Taste this.
The food didn't taste all that bad.
The food didn't taste that bad.
You think adding a little salt will make it taste much better?
Do you want to taste this meal?
I don't like your taste in color.
Dried fish is not to my taste.
You have good taste in music.
Each has his own taste.
That's quite to my taste.
That is most agreeable to the taste.
There was some taste of lemon in the cake.
The orange didn't taste either sweet or sour.
These apples taste good.
These oranges taste good.
The taste of sugar is too noticeable.
This liquor has a taste all of its own.
I hope the wine is to your taste.
Modern jazz is not to my taste.
The fruit is similar to an orange in shape and to a pineapple in taste.
The orange left a strange taste in my mouth.
This may not suit your taste.
This old fish has a strange taste.
These cough lozenges taste bitter but they will do you much good.
This milk has a peculiar taste.

Movie subtitles

Is it-- does it taste good?
The taste of the sauces depends on how the storage yard ghost works, you know?
Try to recognize what taste it is.
Actually, these days, I'm working on a tea which taste will show the person's mind.
Oh, God, is that what I taste like?
You have exquisite taste.
Yes, but it does taste good.
It doesn't taste too bad!
Here you'll get a taste of our grim reality.
The hunger, I had a taste of it.
About two more days of this. and this rat-bitten end of a piece of bread's gonna taste like a hunk of fruit cake.
And you've no better taste than to tell me that before all these savages?
Professor, you have impeccable taste.
Here's a taste of the rough stuff!
The fact that we are not satisfied with peasant girls and maidens, with merchants' daughters and hussies, that we choose the finest and prettiest, is a proof of our taste.
He had very good taste.
And having developed a taste for champagne what's the use of trying to stick to water?
This little taste of bad weather we've had today is enough to upset anybody, if they're not used to it. Why don't you turn in early?
Doesn't taste like pig sausage to me!
What does it taste like?
What do you think of my taste in women?
You must admit I've got pretty good taste, haven't I?
You might choose your company with better taste.
Give them a taste of their own iron!
Taste this!
She has good taste. - Mm-hmm.
You may wish you had this back. About two more days of this. and this rat-bitten end of a piece of bread's gonna taste like a hunk of fruit cake.
A plate of steaming oatmeal Taste it!
I MUST SAY THAT FELLOW LUPIN HAS EXCELLENT TASTE.
I wouldn't worry about a young man who hasn't any manners and quite obviously no taste.
What odd taste!
We've had rather a clash of taste.
It's merely that we feel impelled to compliment you, sir. upon your excellent taste in ties.
Harold, we want to go someplace and get the taste of respectability. - out of our mouths. - Okay, Nick.
If you poured, the sake would lose its taste.

News and current affairs

But Europeans are showing little taste for increased defense spending, Iraq or no Iraq.
We cannot be trapped so easily by things that taste good but will cause our downfall.
This year, we've gotten a taste of the many kinds of dangers that lie ahead: more extreme hurricanes, massive droughts, forest fires, spreading infectious diseases, and floods.
But they are not only turning away from mainstream political parties and following populists who promise to clean out the corrupt elites from the centers of power; they also share a taste for political entertainers, or clowns if you like.
But the battle - and even the victory - has left a bitter taste.
The electronic media were routinely critical of the authorities, but were owned by a handful of people and depended on their owners' taste, interests, and fate.
Do heady times of struggle always give way to a somewhat deflating taste of victory?
The Party must make a choice, for the seeds of democracy have been planted, and the People are growing ever hungrier for more than a mere taste.
Meanwhile, Egyptians for the first time are experiencing the thrilling taste of defying tyranny, and enjoying some newly-found space for freedom.
Security structures developed a taste for this kind of work, and welcomed new responsibilities.
Like used cars that break down right after they are sold, tomatoes and apples that look good but taste like water, or suits that quickly become threadbare, the seller could reduce the quality of the product and cut costs without the buyer's knowledge.
When Musharraf exits - which may be sooner rather than later - he will leave a bitter legacy that will last for generations, all for a little more taste of power.
I was offered a taste of this as a guest on a well-respected TV cultural program.
People have had a taste of politics conducted by firestorm.
The most convincing way to do that is to moderate America's excessive taste for power, which it demonstrated in Iraq.
If the Estrada saga leads to a firm yet dignified exercise of justice, Filipinos may discover a taste for more of the same.
Indeed, opinion polls in America show little popular taste for empire and continuing support for multilateralism and using the UN.
BEIRUT - The violence unleashed in Arab countries in the last four years may turn out to be just a first taste of what is to come.
Her ascent has been marked by a heavy emphasis on symbolism - her rule in Uttar Pradesh has featured the construction of numerous statues of Dalit leaders, notably herself - and a taste for lavish celebrations.

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