to test the flavour of (food, drink, etc) by taking a little into the mouth
to perceive or recognize (a substance, flavour, etc) by, or as if by, the sense of taste
She could taste the salt on his lips
to eat or drink (something), esp in small quantities
That's the first food she has tasted in two days
to experience or undergo (something)
We have never tasted defeat
to test the flavour of something by taking a little into the mouth
(often + of) to have a specified flavour
The milk tastes sour
This drink tastes of aniseed
to eat or drink (something) in small quantities
to experience or undergo
archaic or literary (+ of) to experience or enjoy something
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once — Shakespeare