savour

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• savour of — ˈsavour of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they savour of he/she/it savours of present participle savouring of past tense savoured of p …   Useful english dictionary

• savour — (US savor) ► VERB 1) appreciate and enjoy the taste of (food or drink). 2) enjoy or appreciate to the full. 3) (savour of) have a suggestion or trace of. ► NOUN 1) a characteristic taste, flavour, or smell. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• savour — British English spelling of SAVOR (Cf. savor) (q.v.); for spelling, see OR (Cf. or). Related: Savoured; savouring …   Etymology dictionary

• savour — sa|vour1 BrE savor AmE [ˈseıvə US ər] v [T] 1.) to fully enjoy the taste or smell of something ▪ She sipped her wine, savouring every drop. 2.) to fully enjoy a time or experience ▪ She savoured her few hours of freedom. ▪ He hesitated, savouring …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• savour — [[t]se͟ɪvə(r)[/t]] savours, savouring, savoured (in AM, use savor) 1) VERB If you savour an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can. [V n] She signed up for theater courses, sought out new friends, and savored a freedom that seemed long… …   English dictionary

• savour — I UK [ˈseɪvə(r)] / US [ˈseɪvər] verb [transitive] Word forms savour : present tense I/you/we/they savour he/she/it savours present participle savouring past tense savoured past participle savoured 1) to enjoy an experience, activity, or feeling… …   English dictionary

• savour — /ˈseɪvə / (say sayvuh) noun 1. the quality in a substance which 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. –verb (i) 5. to have savour, taste, or… …  

• savour — v. (BE) (d; intr.) to savour of ( to suggest ) (to savour of treason) * * * [ seɪvə] (BE) (d; intr.) to savour of (to savour of treason; to suggest ) …   Combinatory dictionary

• savour — Savor Sa vor, n. [OE. savour, savor, savur, OF. savor, savour, F. saveur, fr. L. sapor, fr. sapere to taste, savor. See {Sage}, a., and cf. {Sapid}, {Insipid}, {Sapor}.] [Written also {savour}.] 1. That property of a thing which affects the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• savour of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms savour of : present tense I/you/we/they savour of he/she/it savours of present participle savouring of past tense savoured of past participle savoured of formal savour of something to seem to have a small… …   English dictionary

• savour — 1 BrE, savor AmE verb (T) to make an activity or experience last as long as you can, because you are enjoying every moment of it: She sipped her wine, savouring every drop. see taste 2 savour of sth phrasal verb (T) formal to seem to have a small …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English