to taste
idiom
: in an amount that results in the taste that one wants
—used in recipes to indicate how much salt, pepper, etc., should be added to food
Salt the stew to taste.
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Add the okra, cayenne, and salt and black pepper to taste.
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Everyone visiting here will be able to taste it.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Prepare to taste the difference.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
The Natio have yet to taste defeat in this stage of the competition and currently sit in first, one point ahead of El Salvador for the time being.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Everyone visiting here will be able to taste it.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Prepare to taste the difference.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
The Natio have yet to taste defeat in this stage of the competition and currently sit in first, one point ahead of El Salvador for the time being.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to taste
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“To taste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20taste. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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