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- US Pronunciation
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- [teyst]
- /teɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [teyst]
- /teɪst/
Definitions of retaste word
- verb with object retaste to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food. 1
- verb with object retaste to eat or drink a little of: She barely tasted her dinner. 1
- verb with object retaste to eat or drink (often used in negative constructions): He hadn't tasted food for three days. 1
- verb with object retaste to perceive or distinguish the flavor of: to taste the wine in a sauce. 1
- verb with object retaste to have or get experience, especially a slight experience: these young men who had only begun to taste life. 1
- verb with object retaste to perceive in any way. 1
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Origin of retaste
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English tasten to touch, taste < Old French taster to touch, explore by touching (Middle French: to touch, taste); cognate with Italian tastare, Provençal, Old Spanish tastar < ?; (noun) Middle English tast sense of touch, a trying, tasting < Old French, derivative of taster
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Parts of speech for Retaste
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
retaste popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
retaste usage trend in Literature
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