- 1linking verb to have a particular flavor + adj. It tastes sweet. taste of something The ice cream tasted of peppermint. taste like something This drink tastes like sherry.
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- 2-tasting (in adjectives) having a particular flavor foul-tasting medicine
- 3[transitive] taste something (often used with can or could) to be able to recognize flavors in food and drink You can taste the garlic in this stew. I can't really taste anything with this cold. test flavor
- 4[transitive] taste something to test the flavor of something by eating or drinking a small amount of it synonym try Taste it and see if you think there's enough salt in it. eat/drink
- 5[transitive] taste something to eat or drink food or liquid I've never tasted anything like it. have short experience
- 6[transitive] taste something to have a short experience of something, especially something that you want more of He had tasted freedom only to lose it again.
taste
verbNAmE//teɪst//
(not used in the progressive tenses)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they taste he / she / it tastes
past simple tasted
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