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Definition of taste verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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taste

verb
taste pronunciation English teɪst taste pronunciation American teɪst
 
(not used in the progressive tenses)
 

have flavour

1 linking verb to have a particular flavour+ adjective It tastes sweet.taste of something The ice tasted of mint.taste like something This drink tastes like sherry.2 -tasting (in adjectives) having a particular flavourfoul-tasting medicine
 

recognize flavour

3 [transitive] taste something (often used with can or could) to be able to recognize flavours in food and drinkYou can taste the garlic in this stew.I can't really taste anything with this cold.
 

test flavour

4 [transitive] taste something to test the flavour of something by eating or drinking a small amount of it
Synonym
tryTaste it and see if you think there's enough salt in it.
 

eat/drink

5 [transitive] taste something to eat or drink food or liquidI'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 ofHe had tasted freedom only to lose it again.