Definition of taste
tasted
;tasting
transitive verb
1 : to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouth
2 : to eat or drink especially in small quantities
3 : to perceive or recognize as if by the sense of taste
4 : to become acquainted with by experience has tasted the frustration of defeat
5 archaic : appreciate, enjoy
intransitive verb
1 : to have a specific flavor the apple tastes sour
2 : to eat or drink a little
3 : to test the flavor of something by taking a small part into the mouth
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Examples of taste in a Sentence
The pie tasted too sweet.
The wine tastes like vinegar.
She said there was garlic in the sauce, but I couldn't really taste it.
Have you ever tasted anything so delicious?
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.
This is the first food I've tasted since yesterday.
She talked about the day when she first tasted the joy of flying.
He has tasted the frustration of defeat.
Recent Examples of taste from the Web
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Food An article last Wednesday about a taste test of 10 all-beef hot dogs misstated some of the ingredients that could be tasted in Ball Park Uncured Beef Franks.
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Asian-style 2: Two parts lime juice to one part each fish sauce, brown sugar, optional peanuts or peanut butter; garlic, cilantro, mint and salt to taste.
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Friends who tasted her baked goods encouraged her to start selling them.
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Season with ½ teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper, or to taste.
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Sugary things suddenly taste like toxic waste, but fruit tastes like pure sunshine.
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Brown sugar, rolled oats and ripe peaches taste like sweet summer — especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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But some are better than others: the ones with golden-brown crusts, the ones with just the right proportion of soft filling to crunchy base, the ones with creamy fillings that taste brightly of fresh lemon.
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Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door and include a selection of wines to taste and small bites.
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Origin and Etymology of taste
Middle English, to touch, test, taste, from Anglo-French taster, from Vulgar Latin *taxitare, frequentative of Latin taxare to touch, feel — more at 2tax
taste
Definition of taste
1 : the objective sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a dissolved substance as perceived by the sense of taste
2a : a sensation obtained from a substance in the mouth that is typically produced by the stimulation of the sense of taste combined with those of touch and smell : flavorb : the distinctive quality of an experience that gruesome scene left a bad taste in my mouth
3 : the special sense that perceives and distinguishes the sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a dissolved substance and is mediated by taste buds on the tongue
4a : a small amount tastedb : a small amount : bit; especially : a sample of experience her first taste of successc obsolete : the act of tasting
5 : individual preference : inclination
6a : critical judgment, discernment, or appreciationb : manner or aesthetic quality indicative of such discernment or appreciation
7 obsolete : test
Examples of taste in a Sentence
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.
The illness affected her sense of taste.
Recent Examples of taste from the Web
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But this grotesque – to vertebrate tastes, anyway –
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The ancient genomes indicate that Southern Africans split off from Western Africans several thousand years ago, and subsequently evolved key adaptations that honed their taste buds and protected them from the sun.
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Today pet parents around the world treat their dogs to a taste of the working world with a day at the office.
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The roughly 24-hour waiting period features activities, including water balloon tosses and scavenger hunts, as well as free meals – a taste of what's to come.
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Soon after the show came out, a friend of mine who knows my musical tastes very well told me about it.
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Their artistic and creative direction crossed the line on the standards of good taste.
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The Taste of Nature Raw Ginger Juice can be purchased at David's Natural Market in Columbia and is used in one of the signature drinks at the restaurant Jazz's Island Cuisine at the Harper's Choice Village Center in Columbia.
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But while such studies looked at hearing, touch, taste, and balance, vision was bizarrely neglected.
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First Known Use of taste
14th century
TASTE Defined for English Language Learners
taste
playDefinition of taste for English Language Learners
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: to have a particular taste
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: to sense the flavor of (something that you are eating or drinking)
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: to put a small amount of (food or drink) in your mouth in order to find out what its flavor is
taste
Definition of taste for English Language Learners
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: 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
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: the ability to notice or recognize flavors when you eat or drink : the ability to taste things
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: a small amount of food or drink that you have in order to see how it tastes
TASTE Defined for Kids
Definition of taste for Students
tasted
;tasting
1 : to find out the flavor of something by taking a little into the mouth He has never tasted mango.
2 : to have a certain flavor The milk tastes sour.
3 : to recognize by the sense of taste I can taste salt in the soup.
4 : to eat or drink usually in small amounts May I taste your dessert?
5 : 2experience She has the opportunity to taste big city life.
taster
nounDefinition of taste for Students
1 : the sense by which sweet, sour, bitter, or salty flavors are detected through sense organs (taste buds) in the tongue
2 : the quality of something recognized by the sense of taste or by this together with smell and touch : flavor The fruit had a bitter taste.
3 : a small amount tasted Do you want a taste of the ice cream?
4 : a personal liking My sister has very expensive tastes.
5 : the ability to choose and enjoy what is good or beautiful He has good taste in clothes.
6 : a sample of what something is like … give them a taste of what you can do and you're in, performing for the crowd … — Karen Hesse, Out of the Dust
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of taste
tasted
;tasting
transitive verb
: to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouthintransitive verb
: to have a specific flavor the milk tastes sour
taste
Medical Definition of taste
1: the one of the special senses that is concerned with distinguishing the sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a dissolved substance and is mediated by taste buds on the tongue
2: the objective sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a dissolved substance as perceived by the sense of taste
3: a sensation obtained from a substance in the mouth that is typically produced by the stimulation of the sense of taste combined with those of touch and smell : flavor
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