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taste
v. check flavor by eating; attempt, try
 
n. sense of taste, perception of flavor; sense, reason

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Taste (disambiguation)
Taste is one of the senses, namely the physical ability to detect flavors.

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taste

Noun
1. the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
(synonym) taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
(hypernym) sensation, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
(hyponym) relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang
2. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
(synonym) preference, penchant, predilection
(hypernym) liking
(hyponym) acquired taste
3. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
(synonym) appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
(hypernym) discrimination, secernment
(hyponym) virtu, vertu, connoisseurship
(attribute) tasteful, in good taste(p)
4. a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
(hypernym) experience
5. a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"
(synonym) mouthful
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) morsel, bit, bite
(part-holonym) helping, portion, serving
(derivation) sample, try, try out
6. the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
(synonym) gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality
(hypernym) modality, sense modality, sensory system
7. a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
(synonym) tasting
(hypernym) sensing, perception

Verb
1. have flavor; taste of something
(synonym) savor, savour
(hyponym) smack
(derivation) tasting
2. take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
(synonym) sample, try, try out
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) degust
(derivation) mouthful
3. perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
(hypernym) perceive, comprehend
(hyponym) savor, savour
(derivation) tasting
4. have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
(synonym) smack
(hypernym) savor, savour
(derivation) tasting
5. distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"
(hypernym) identify
(derivation) tasting
6. experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
(hypernym) know, experience, live


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taste
v. chutnat (jak/po čem); cítit; poznat chuť; ochutnat
 
n. chuť; sousto (na ochutnání); vkus; záliba

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taste
Czas. mieć smak (czegoś); smakować; czuć/rozpoznawać smak; kosztować; próbować
 
Rzecz. smak; zmysł smaku; odrobina; wyczucie; gust