plural noun
The particular flavors of foods or drinks.
The two soups have very different tastes.
The cheeses have strong, salty tastes.
American English
How to pronounce tastes
noun · verbB1Common word
TAYSTS
/tʰeɪsts/
One syllable.
Form of taste
This spelling is used both as a plural noun and as the third-person singular form of the verb taste.
The particular flavors of foods or drinks.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
The things a person likes, especially in music, art, clothes, or design.
Our tastes in music are very different.
Her tastes in clothes have changed.
plural noun
Small amounts of food or drink that people try.
The chef offered tastes of three sauces.
The guests received tastes of the new ice cream.
third-person singular verb
Eats or drinks a small amount of something to find out what it is like.
She tastes the soup before dinner.
The chef tastes each sauce before serving it.
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.