Topic: TASTES
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | taster 'to touch, test, taste', from Vulgar Latin taxitare, from Latin taxare; TAX2 |
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taste2
1 [linking verb]DFCT to have a particular kind of taste
taste awful/disgusting etc 
The liver tasted awful and the potatoes had not been cooked for long enough.
The liver tasted awful and the potatoes had not been cooked for long enough.2 [transitive not in progressive]DF to experience or recognize the taste of food or drink : Can you taste the difference? It was like nothing I'd ever tasted before.
Can you taste the difference?It was like nothing I'd ever tasted before.3 [transitive]DF to eat or drink a small amount of something to see what it is like : It's always best to keep tasting the food while you're cooking it.
It's always best to keep tasting the food while you're cooking it.4 to have a short experience of something that you want more of : There was a lot of hard work before we first tasted success.
taste success/freedom/victory etc
There was a lot of hard work before we first tasted success.
