past and past participle
Someone ate or drank a small amount of something to find out its flavor.
I tasted the soup before adding salt.
She had tasted the wine before the guests arrived.
American English
How to pronounce tasted
verbB1Common word
TAYStihd
/ˈtʰeɪs.tɪd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of taste
Tasted is used as both the past form and the past participle of taste.
Someone ate or drank a small amount of something to find out its flavor.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past and past participle
Food or drink had a particular flavor when someone experienced it.
The soup tasted too salty.
The tea had tasted bitter before we added sugar.
Good to know
For flavor, tasted usually corresponds to sabía or supo in Spanish, not conoció.
past and past participle
Someone experienced something good or special for a short time.
The team tasted victory in the final minute.
He had tasted success before becoming famous.
Useful expressions
something you learn to like after trying it several times
Blue cheese is an acquired taste.
to make someone feel unhappy or uncomfortable after an event or action
The unfair decision left a bad taste in everyone's mouth.
the same bad treatment that you gave another person
He got a taste of his own medicine.