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[teɪst] noun I
1) [C/U] the flavour that something creates in your mouth when you eat or drink it
I love the taste of chocolate.[/ex]
2) [U] the ability to judge whether something is good or bad in things such as art, fashion, and social behaviour
She has such good taste in clothes.[/ex]
The joke was in very bad taste.[/ex]
3) [C/U] the types of thing that you like
The meals are designed to suit all tastes.[/ex]
The girls share his taste in music.[/ex]
Even at a young age he had a taste for books.[/ex]
4) [singular] a short experience of something that you are not used to
After 16 years in prison, it was their first taste of freedom.[/ex]
5) [singular] a small amount of food or drink that you have in order to find out what flavour it has
Have a taste of this wine.[/ex]
II
verb
taste */*/[teɪst]
1) [linking verb] to have a particular flavour
Although the meal was cold, it tasted delicious.[/ex]
This lemonade tastes more like water.[/ex]
These biscuits don't taste of ginger.[/ex]
2) [T] to eat or drink something and experience its flavour
The dinner was one of the best meals I have ever tasted.[/ex]
Visitors will be able to taste different types of wines.[/ex]
3) [T] to experience something
It is 13 years since they last tasted victory.[/ex]

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