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The Britannica Dictionary taste 5 ENTRIES FOUND:

• taste (noun)
• taste (verb)
• taste bud (noun)
• blood (noun)
• medicine (noun)

1 taste /ˈteɪst/ noun plural tastes 1 taste /ˈteɪst/ noun plural tastes Britannica Dictionary definition of TASTE 1 [count] : the sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a thing that you can sense when it is in your mouth : the flavor that you can taste when you eat or drink something

• The wine had a slightly bitter taste.
• She likes the taste of apples and cinnamon.
• I detected a strong taste of ginger in the sauce.

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• The experience left a bad taste in my mouth. [=the experience made me feel bad, disgusted, etc.]

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 [noncount] : the ability to notice or recognize flavors when you eat or drink : the ability to taste things

• The food was very pleasing to the taste. [=the food tasted very good]
• The illness affected her sense of taste.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 3 [count] : a small amount of food or drink that you have in order to see how it tastes — usually singular

• May I have a taste of your ice cream?

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 4 [singular] : something (such as a brief experience) that gives you some knowledge about what something is like — usually + of

• It was her first taste of success.
• That first storm was just a taste of things to come. [=that storm was followed by many other storms]

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• He has no/little taste for gossip. [=he does not like gossip]
• The movie was not to their taste. [=they did not like the movie]
• The movie is intended to appeal to popular taste. [=to be liked by many or most people]
• Whether you like the music or not is purely a matter of taste. [=a matter of opinion]

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• She has developed/acquired a taste for Italian wine.
• Different people have different tastes.
• They have expensive tastes. [=they like expensive things]
• The store has something to suit all tastes.
• The music is too loud for my taste. [=the music is louder than I prefer it to be]

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples — see also acquired taste at acquire 6 [noncount] a : the ability to choose what is appealing, attractive, appropriate, or enjoyable

• She is a person of taste.
• The way he dresses shows that he has no taste.
• She has good/poor taste in music.
• The room was decorated with taste. [=the room was tastefully decorated]

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• I think the joke he told was in (very) bad/poor taste. [=was offensive]
• Some people felt that her behavior wasn't in good taste.

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a taste of your own medicine

— see medicine

to taste

: in an amount that results in the taste that you want — used in recipes to indicate how much salt, pepper, etc., should be added to food

• Salt the stew to taste.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 taste /ˈteɪst/ verb tastes; tasted; tasting 2 taste /ˈteɪst/ verb tastes; tasted; tasting Britannica Dictionary definition of TASTE 1 not used in progressive tenses, [linking verb] : to have a particular taste

• This milk tastes sour.
• The pie tasted too sweet.
• The wine tastes like vinegar.
• This sauce tastes good/bad.
• a sweet-tasting fruit

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• The salad tastes of garlic.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 [+ object] a : to sense the flavor of (something that you are eating or drinking)

• She said there was garlic in the sauce, but I couldn't really taste it.
• Have you ever tasted anything so delicious?

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• I tasted the tea and put more sugar in it.
• She offered to taste the wine.
• He tasted the tea to see if it was sweet enough.

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• This is the first food I've tasted since yesterday.

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• She talked about the day when she first tasted the joy of flying.
• He has tasted the frustration of defeat.
• The team has yet to taste victory/defeat.

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taste blood

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