verb
- past tense and past participle of taste; perceived the flavor of something by putting it in one’s mouth
- past tense and past participle of taste; experienced or encountered something briefly
Usage: figurative
Examples
- She tasted the soup to check if it needed more salt.
- He had never tasted sushi before visiting Japan.
- The chef tasted each dish before serving it.
- They tasted freedom for the first time in years.
- I tasted the chocolate cake and it was delicious.
- The wine tasted bitter and old.
- She tasted success early in her career.