taste
324
1.4
- 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.
- So that was our first taste of the cost of fine dining.
- I understand there's a taste of horror to this novel.
- You'll get a little taste of that in just a bit.
- Now you're getting a taste of milk.
- OK, so this just gives you a, a little taste of auction theory.
- And walk me through, give me a little taste of, of, of your childhood.
- But recognizing that, I got a taste of both mindsets,
- And let me give you and the audience a taste of her argument.
- Let me give you a taste of this three we're here.
Examples
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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.
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Let me have a little taste, nice and warm.
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At 13, you get a taste of it.
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So that was our first taste of the cost of fine dining.
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Would you get us a little taste?
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I'm here to give you a taste of that.
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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
31
1.1
A small amount of food or drink you try to check its taste
25
1.0
A small piece of food taken from a larger serving
3
6.8
A very small amount of something, often a taste like honey
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A cell on the tongue that senses chemicals in food and sends signals to nerves
- Specialized
Ability to notice and understand flavors in the mouth from food and drink
How Much
Surface Forms
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.