to taste
idiom
: in an amount that results in the taste that one wants
—used in recipes to indicate how much salt, pepper, etc., should be added to food
Salt the stew to taste.
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Stir in dates, garlic and generous pinch (or more to taste) of hot red pepper flakes.
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Want to taste some of the yummiest Swedish candy in Miami?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
But aficionados who want to taste more and learn about desert viticulture can take an 90-minute private tour with Ron Brumley, the vineyard manager and winemaker ($250 for a group of up to four people).
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Add cabbage, sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Want to taste some of the yummiest Swedish candy in Miami?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
But aficionados who want to taste more and learn about desert viticulture can take an 90-minute private tour with Ron Brumley, the vineyard manager and winemaker ($250 for a group of up to four people).
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Add cabbage, sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to taste
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“To taste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20taste. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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