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
In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill. — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026 Curiosity is important, judgment is important, taste is very important. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
LinkedIn pointed to a Kraft Heinz researcher who posts about her job tasting food past its sell-by date as an example of the kind of job-in-action content people are hooked on. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Call the restaurant to ask whether tasting menus are available for one. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 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
  • Unlike past rallies, Edly-Allen said Indivisible Northeast Lake County emphasized the nonpartisan flavor of Saturday’s event.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Food and drink True to Miami form, Royal Palm South Beach offers its own spin on Latin and Caribbean flavors, especially at The Paloma Club, an alfresco restaurant overlooking the pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of flavor
Noun
  • Tall Paul said through an outraged mouthful of banoffee doughnut.
    — Kevin Barry, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 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 red meat.
    — Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of mouthful
Noun
  • Anyone who’s had a game console and played Madden has arranged depth charts to their liking and made game-management decisions to feel like a head coach.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This flamboyantly ambitious novel, which takes place in a version of Atlanta known as Atlantis, follows the life of George Washington Jonson, a Black cop with a liking for white women.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of liking
Verb
  • Thanks to their actions, their teacher survived, and is one of approximately 350,000 Americans who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The opening of the III Points fest sounded a sour note for thousands of fans who poured into Wynwood for a weekend of music only to experience ticketing issues, delays and chaos among the crowd.
    — Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of experience
Verb
  • The findings open up new research avenues in quantum technologies such as computing and sensing.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ultimately the research could help illuminate how plants sense and interact with the world around them.
    — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sense
Noun
  • The alternate versions certainly add extra bite, and a few outtakes could have made it to the main tracklist.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Pieces of fish are hand sliced to the ideal thickness and length, and beautifully adorned with garnishes that dazzle the eye and strategically heighten every bite.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of bite
Noun
  • The playwright Aristophanes’ account of love was the soul’s clocking of its like in another.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Within days, the image racked up nearly 500,000 likes, including from peers in the entertainment industry, despite the page being labeled as a fan account.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of like
Verb
  • Desperate to get that handsome life back, Hagen undergoes an experimental procedure at the hands of a scientist (Naomi Ackie) that initially works only to give way to a scary new reality with shape-shifting skin.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Lung adenocarcinoma, the type of lung cancer that the pope underwent treatment for, is the most common type of lung cancer and a serious illness.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of undergo

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