Savor Meaning
/sˈeɪvər/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounAlternative spelling of savour.
"[B]y our Sences which conceiue al Colours, Sounds, Sents, Sauors, and Féelings; wée may ſee, heare, ſmell, taſt, and feele, that one ſelfſame workman made both the Sences, and the things that are ſubiect to the Sences."— 1587, Philip of Mornay [i.e., Philippe de Mornay], “That there is a God, and that All Men Agree in the Godhead”, in Philip Sidney, Arthur Golding, transl., A Woorke Concerning the Trewnesse of the Christian Religion, […], London: […] [John Charlewood and] George Robinson for Thomas Cadman, […], →OCLC, page 7:
verbAlternative spelling of savour.
"So theſe olde huddles hauing ouercharged their gorges with fancie, accompte all honeſt recreation méere follly,^([sic]) and hauinge taken a ſurfet of delyght, ſéeme now to ſauor it with deſpight."— [1578], Iohn Lylly [i.e., John Lyly], “Euphues”, in Euphues. The Anatomy of Wyt. […], London: […] [Thomas East] for Gabriell Cawood, […], →OCLC, folio 7, recto:
Sentence Examples
We only get healed from a passion when we savor it till the end.
Eat slowly. Savor your food.
I love to savor a piece of cake.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To fully experience the complex taste, he decided to ____ the soup slowly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She took a moment to ____ the first sip of coffee before starting her busy day.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To fully experience the complex taste, he decided to ____ the soup slowly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She took a moment to ____ the first sip of coffee before starting her busy day.