taste 1 of 2

noun

Definition of tastenext
1
as in flavor
the property of a substance that can be identified by the sense of taste I can't stand the taste of cherry-flavored cough syrup

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2
as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food I'll just have a taste of your dessert

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3
as in liking
positive regard for something trying to develop a taste for classical music

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taste

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verb

ˈtāst How to pronounce taste (audio)
1
as in to experience
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it an adventurer who has tasted danger and lived to tell the tale

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2
as in to sense
to have a vague awareness of by your language I can taste that something is wrong

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Recent Examples of taste
Noun
After a taste of playoff football — with both a wild comeback win and a bitter heartbreak — the Bears will be hungry for more during the 2026 season. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 On Tuesday, the teens at the camp at Engine 121 will also get a taste of emergency medical services training. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Verb
The Gallic nation’s longstanding position as the world’s top producer of foie gras is currently being challenged by China, which has seen its output of and taste for fatty duck and goose liver surge in the last decade. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 July 2026 Million Dollar Trifle is a decadent layered dessert that looks and tastes like a million bucks, yet is extremely simple to make. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for taste
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taste
  1. flavor
  2. mouthful
  3. liking
  4. experience
  5. sense
  6. bite
  7. like
  8. undergo
Noun
  • Do not keep potatoes in the refrigerator; the cold can convert their starches to sugars, altering the flavor.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
  • From Piggly Wiggly to gas station, deli to sit-down-restaurant, most quick lunch establishments (and the Southerners that lovingly and critically frequent them) take the flavor, texture, and temperature of their chicken salads extremely seriously.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Definition of flavor
Noun
  • But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.
    — Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Definition of mouthful
Noun
  • If the blue isn’t to your liking, the heels also come in metallic pink, gold, and black.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
  • Beyond the warm-weather-friendly material, the pants are designed with an adjustable elastic waistband to customize the fit to your liking, side pockets, and a split hem.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
Definition of liking
Verb
  • And internet watchdog NetBlocks, which monitors worldwide internet access, noted that Facebook and Instagram users were experiencing international outages, unrelated to any country-level internet disruption.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • My cousin, who is also experiencing financial difficulties, agreed to move in for one to two years to help out.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
Definition of experience
Verb
  • Researchers also aim to integrate the sensing-actuation loop directly into soft robots, enabling instinctive responses, while using its rich force signals to improve perception and interaction in complex environments.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Laura could sense them, being now an observer of living things.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of sense
Noun
  • The district encouraged residents to take preventative measures, as avoiding mosquito bites is the most effective way to protect oneself from West Nile virus and other illnesses spread by mosquitos.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • The aforementioned allergy to things like ice cream and hamburgers, for example, is called alpha-gal syndrome, and it’s spread in the US by the bite of another tick, called the lone star.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of bite
Noun
  • In ancient Greek the word is homophrosyne—a kind of like-mindedness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • By Wednesday, the post had received more than 600 likes and 260 comments on Facebook.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Definition of like
Verb
  • Young striker Jayden Danns needs to be assessed after feeling discomfort in his hamstring last week, while Kaide Gordon and Owen Beck are still undergoing rehab following injuries.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • When the musician was first diagnosed, it was believed her condition would be easily treated with radiation, but complications required her to undergo multiple surgeries.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
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“Taste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taste. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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