savour
sa·vour
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savour
(ˈseɪvə) orsavor
n
1. the quality in a substance that is perceived by the sense of taste or smell
2. a specific taste or smell: the savour of lime.
3. a slight but distinctive quality or trace
4. the power to excite interest: the savour of wit has been lost.
5. archaic reputation
vb
6. (often foll by: of) to possess the taste or smell (of)
7. (often foll by: of) to have a suggestion (of)
8. (Cookery) (tr) to give a taste to; season
9. (tr) to taste or smell, esp appreciatively
10. (tr) to relish or enjoy
[C13: from Old French savour, from Latin sapor taste, from sapere to taste]
ˈsavourless, ˈsavorless adj
ˈsavorous adj
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savour
Past participle: savoured
Gerund: savouring
| Imperative |
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| savour |
| savour |
| Present |
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| I savour |
| you savour |
| he/she/it savours |
| we savour |
| you savour |
| they savour |
| Preterite |
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| I savoured |
| you savoured |
| he/she/it savoured |
| we savoured |
| you savoured |
| they savoured |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am savouring |
| you are savouring |
| he/she/it is savouring |
| we are savouring |
| you are savouring |
| they are savouring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have savoured |
| you have savoured |
| he/she/it has savoured |
| we have savoured |
| you have savoured |
| they have savoured |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was savouring |
| you were savouring |
| he/she/it was savouring |
| we were savouring |
| you were savouring |
| they were savouring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had savoured |
| you had savoured |
| he/she/it had savoured |
| we had savoured |
| you had savoured |
| they had savoured |
| Future |
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| I will savour |
| you will savour |
| he/she/it will savour |
| we will savour |
| you will savour |
| they will savour |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have savoured |
| you will have savoured |
| he/she/it will have savoured |
| we will have savoured |
| you will have savoured |
| they will have savoured |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be savouring |
| you will be savouring |
| he/she/it will be savouring |
| we will be savouring |
| you will be savouring |
| they will be savouring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been savouring |
| you have been savouring |
| he/she/it has been savouring |
| we have been savouring |
| you have been savouring |
| they have been savouring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been savouring |
| you will have been savouring |
| he/she/it will have been savouring |
| we will have been savouring |
| you will have been savouring |
| they will have been savouring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been savouring |
| you had been savouring |
| he/she/it had been savouring |
| we had been savouring |
| you had been savouring |
| they had been savouring |
| Conditional |
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| I would savour |
| you would savour |
| he/she/it would savour |
| we would savour |
| you would savour |
| they would savour |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have savoured |
| you would have savoured |
| he/she/it would have savoured |
| we would have savoured |
| you would have savoured |
| they would have savoured |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  savour - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouthgustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" lemon - a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans |
| Verb | 1. | savour - have flavor; taste of something smack, taste - have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg" |
| 2. | savour - give taste to cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" flavor, flavour, season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" | |
| 3. | savour - taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?" | |
| 4. |  savour - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"feast one's eyes - look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape" devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels" |
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savour
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Translations
يَتَذَوَّق، يَتَلَذَّذ
vychutnávat si
nyde
ízlel
njóta bragîsins á
kvepėtiragautiužkanda
baudītizgaršotnobaudīt
kurtarıcı
savour
savor (US) [ˈseɪvəʳ]
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savour
, (US) savor
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savour
(American) savor (ˈseivə) verbto eat, drink usually slowly in order to appreciate taste or quality. He savoured the delicious soup.
ˈsavoury adjectivehaving a usually salty or sharp, but not sweet, taste or smell. a savoury omelette.
nounsomething savoury served with eg alcoholic drinks.
savour ofto have a suggestion or give an impression of (usually something bad). Their action savours of rebellion.
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