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taste

taste

224 1.4
A small sample or short experience of something
  • noun
  • /teɪst/
: muestra
  • He's probably getting his first taste of freedom, huh?
  • get a taste
  • give a taste
  • first taste

So that was our first taste of the cost of fine dining.

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Examples

  • First, we'll journey to Nogales, Mexico, for a taste of "South of the Border."

    Academic text (1996)
  • Honestly, I think we got a taste of why that is today.

  • Let me have a little taste, nice and warm.

  • At 13, you get a taste of it.

  • So that was our first taste of the cost of fine dining.

  • Would you get us a little taste?

  • I'm here to give you a taste of that.

  • For White students, it was often the first taste of discomfort that comes with being singled out.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Many journalists, after receiving a taste of incarceration, are far more mindful of what and how they write.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Let me have a little taste of the soup before it is served.

Synonyms

a bite of
vstaste
36 1.0

A small piece of food taken from a larger serving

is a small sample or short experience not limited to food portions
tasting
vstaste
9 1.1

A small amount of food or drink you try to check its taste

is a small sample or brief experience rather than the action of testing food
lick of
vstaste
  • Informal
5 6.8

A very small amount of something, often a taste like honey

is a small sample or brief experience rather than an extremely tiny sample

Idioms

An unpleasant feeling of dislike after an experience

Showing a polite, attractive style that most people approve of

A desire for expensive things you cannot afford

Compounds

36 4.1

An unpleasant feeling that stays after something rude or upsetting

24 2.1

Small bumps on the tongue that sense sweet, sour, salty, and bitter

A liking for something you only enjoy after trying it a few times

Skill in choosing and enjoying very beautiful or high quality things like art

Ability to notice sweet, sour, bitter and salty flavors in your mouth

taste sensation
  • Specialized
2 3.8

A feeling in the mouth when the tongue notices flavor

2 2.8

A person who tries food or drink to check its flavour

A person's special likes for food, music or style

1 6.2

A person who makes new styles or ideas popular

1 3.7

A person who tries food or drink to judge how good it is

A liking for art, books, and food seen as very cultured

taste cell
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A cell on the tongue that senses chemicals in food and sends signals to nerves

taste perception
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Ability to notice and understand flavors in the mouth from food and drink

1 4.4

A sharp, lively taste like lemon or mild spice

9.9

A liking for old-fashioned styles in art or writing

A liking for old styles like 1950s clothes and old music records

How Much

portion
60 1.3
taste
224 1.4
drop
304 1.0

Surface Forms

taste singular
tastes plural

Etymology

Taste comes from an old word tastare meaning 'to try', so a 'taste' is literally a small 'try' or sample of something to give you an idea.