to savor
- verb
- /ˈseɪvər/
- US
- Take a moment to savor the rich flavors of this delicious dessert.
- savor every moment
- learn to savor
I mean, he likes to savor his success.
- I mean, he likes to savor his success.
- Let your palates savor what we're eating online.
- You can teach yourself to take a minute and to savor what's going right.
- You know, accomplishment does lead us to savor our lives less.
- So like, savor it, cherish it.
- So it's just like here now, savor it, live here and now.
- And why not savor every moment and value it, enjoy it.
- Sometimes Musk big failing is he can't savor the moment or success.
- And that was as victories go, it was a victory we savored.
- Not simply to fill her stomach with food, but to to eat, to savor each glorious mouthful with gusto.
Examples
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It's over in a moment, but he'll savor it the rest of his life.
Fiction book (1993) -
But I think right now, we should savor each moment we have together, because we never know if we're going to be able to camp with each other again.
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I mean, he likes to savor his success.
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So it's just like here now, savor it, live here and now.
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Yet right here, right now, we are called to savor this time together.
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And why not savor every moment and value it, enjoy it.
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I like to savor the moment, you know?
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But we have to savor this moment!
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I want you to look around, breathe deeply and savor this moment.
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If she could savor this moment, bottle it up, or capture it forever, she would.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
To feel happy because of something you do or see
To understand how important something is
To enjoy something very much
To allow yourself to enjoy something pleasant, often more than needed
To enjoy something very much
To enjoy something very much
To enjoy something very much with your senses, like a beautiful view
How Enjoyed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Savor comes from the Latin sapor 'taste', so a helpful image is tasting a moment slowly. So, to savor something is to enjoy it fully, like slowly tasting food to notice every flavor.