to taste Definition

taste
verb tasted, tasting

tr & intr
1. To perceive the flavour of (food, drink or some other substance) by means of the sensation produced on the surface of the tongue.
2. To try or test (a food or drink) by eating or drinking a small amount of it.

Thesaurus: savour, relish, nibble, sample, try, sip.
3. To be aware of or recognize the flavour of something.
4. To have a specified flavour.

Example: This cake tastes of vanilla
Form: taste of something
5. To eat or drink, especially in small quantities or with enjoyment.

Example: I had not tasted food for days
6. To experience.

Example: taste defeat

noun

1. The particular sensation produced when food, drink or other substances are placed on the tongue.
2. The sense by which we perceive the flavour of food and drink, etc.
3. The quality or flavour of a food, drink or other substance that is perceived by this sense.

Example: dislike the taste of onions
Thesaurus: flavour, relish, savour.
4. An act of tasting or a small quantity of food or drink tasted.

Thesaurus: gustation, mouthful, morsel, nibble, sample, sip, nip, spoonful, swallow, tidbit.
5. A first, usually brief, experience of something.

Example: a taste of what was to come
6. The quality or flavour of something.

Example: the sweet taste of victory
7. A liking or preference.

Example: a taste for exotic holidays
Thesaurus: appetite, penchant, inclination, bent, partiality, choice, predilection, preference, desire, fondness, liking, palate.
8. The ability to judge and appreciate what is suitable, fine, elegant or beautiful.

Example: a joke in poor taste
Thesaurus: style, tact, grace, sensitivity, decorum, correctness, cultivation, discretion, polish, propriety, refinement, judgement, discrimination.

Derivative: tastable
adj

Idiom: to taste

As needed to give a pleasing flavour.
Example: Add salt to taste

Etymology: 13c: from French taster to touch.