Taste is how your mouth and tongue feel the flavor of food or drinks. People use taste to know if something is sweet or sour, for example.
I like the taste of fresh apples.
The soup has a salty taste today.
A taste can mean a little bit of food or drink to try it. People do this to check if they like it or not.
She took a taste of the hot tea.
Can I have a taste of your cake?
Taste is what a person likes or prefers. It can be about music, clothes, or food choices.
Her taste in music is very good.
He has good taste in clothes.
To taste something can also mean to feel or experience it, often an emotion or result, like success or failure.
He tasted success after many years.
They tasted defeat in the final game.
Taste can mean a good or particular style or quality in things like art, design, or fashion. It shows a person's ability to choose well.
The room was decorated with great taste.
She has a taste for fine art.
Taste can also mean a small sign or feeling of something, like a little fear or smell. It is often used in feelings or descriptions.
There was a taste of fear in his voice.
The air had a taste of smoke.
