tastable

taste

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teyst]
- /teɪst/
- /ˈteɪstəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyst]
- /teɪst/

Definitions of tastable word

verb with object tastable to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food. 1
verb with object tastable to eat or drink a little of: She barely tasted her dinner. 1
verb with object tastable to eat or drink (often used in negative constructions): He hadn't tasted food for three days. 1
verb with object tastable to perceive or distinguish the flavor of: to taste the wine in a sauce. 1
verb with object tastable to have or get experience, especially a slight experience: these young men who had only begun to taste life. 1
verb with object tastable to perceive in any way. 1

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Origin of tastable

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 Tastable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tastable

tastable 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".

tastable usage trend in Literature

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