savor

savor

a characteristic taste, flavor, etc.; to appreciate or enjoy the taste of; to enjoy an experience
Not to be confused with:saver – a person who saves, especially moneysavior – a person who saves from danger or destruction, one who rescues or delivers

sa·vor

S0107400 (sā′vər)n.1. A specific taste or smell: the savor of fresh mint.2. The quality of something that is perceived as taste or smell: "There is little savor in dead men's meat" (Stephen Vincent Benét).3. A distinctive quality or characteristic: enjoyed the savors of local life on their trip.v. sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors v.intr.1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry.2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.v.tr.1. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast.2. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this moment of accomplishment.

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[Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]

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sa′vor·er n.sa′vor·ous adj.

sa•vor

(ˈseɪ vər)

n. 1. the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell. 2. a particular taste or smell. 3. distinctive quality or property. 4. power to excite or interest. 5. Archaic. repute. v.i. 6. to have savor, taste, or odor. 7. to hint or smack (often fol. by of): business practices savoring of greed. v.t. 8. to give a savor to; season; flavor. 9. to perceive by taste or smell, esp. with relish. 10. to give oneself to the enjoyment of: to savor the best in life. Also, esp. Brit.,sa′vour.[1175–1225; (n.) Middle English sav(o)ur < Old French savour < Latin sapōrem, acc. of sapor taste, derivative of sapere to taste (compare sapient); (v.) < Old French savourer < Late Latin sapōrāre, derivative of sapor]sa′vor•er, n. sa′vor•ous, adj. usage: See -or¹.

savor

Past participle: savored
Gerund: savoring

Imperative
savor
savor

Present
I savor
you savor
he/she/it savors
we savor
you savor
they savor

Preterite
I savored
you savored
he/she/it savored
we savored
you savored
they savored

Present Continuous
I am savoring
you are savoring
he/she/it is savoring
we are savoring
you are savoring
they are savoring

Present Perfect
I have savored
you have savored
he/she/it has savored
we have savored
you have savored
they have savored

Past Continuous
I was savoring
you were savoring
he/she/it was savoring
we were savoring
you were savoring
they were savoring

Past Perfect
I had savored
you had savored
he/she/it had savored
we had savored
you had savored
they had savored

Future
I will savor
you will savor
he/she/it will savor
we will savor
you will savor
they will savor

Future Perfect
I will have savored
you will have savored
he/she/it will have savored
we will have savored
you will have savored
they will have savored

Future Continuous
I will be savoring
you will be savoring
he/she/it will be savoring
we will be savoring
you will be savoring
they will be savoring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been savoring
you have been savoring
he/she/it has been savoring
we have been savoring
you have been savoring
they have been savoring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been savoring
you will have been savoring
he/she/it will have been savoring
we will have been savoring
you will have been savoring
they will have been savoring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been savoring
you had been savoring
he/she/it had been savoring
we had been savoring
you had been savoring
they had been savoring

Conditional
I would savor
you would savor
he/she/it would savor
we would savor
you would savor
they would savor

Past Conditional
I would have savored
you would have savored
he/she/it would have savored
we would have savored
you would have savored
they would have savored

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	savor - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouthsapidity, savour, smack, flavor, flavour, nip, relish, tanggustatory 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 lemonsvanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
Verb	1.	savor - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"bask, enjoy, relish, savourfeast one's eyes - look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape"devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
	2.	savor - have flavor; taste of somethingsavour, tastesmack, taste - have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
	3.	savor - taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"savourtaste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
	4.	savor - give taste tosavourcookery, 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"

savor

noun1. A distinctive property of a substance affecting the gustatory sense:flavor, relish, sapor, smack, tang, taste, zest.2. A distinctive yet intangible quality deemed typical of a given thing:aroma, atmosphere, flavor, smack.3. A distinctive element:attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, trait.verb1. To have a particular flavor or suggestion of something:smack, smell, suggest, taste.2. To receive pleasure from:enjoy, like, relish.Informal: go for.Slang: dig.3. To undergo an emotional reaction:experience, feel, have, know, taste.

Translations

genießensaboreardegnaregustareusufruire

savour

(American) savor (ˈseivə) verb to eat, drink usually slowly in order to appreciate taste or quality. He savoured the delicious soup. 品嚐 品尝ˈsavoury adjective having a usually salty or sharp, but not sweet, taste or smell. a savoury omelette. 鹹味或辣味的，非甜食的 有滋味的，咸的或辣的 noun something savoury served with eg alcoholic drinks. 鹹味下酒菜 开胃菜肴（咸的或辣的食物） savour of to have a suggestion or give an impression of (usually something bad). Their action savours of rebellion. 帶有...(通常為負面)的意味 带有...的意味