gustar

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) to taste, to try (determine the flavour of something by putting it in one's mouth)
2. (transitive) to experiment, to try
3. (intransitive) to please, to be liked by (takes an indirect object)
4. (formal,intransitive,uncommon) to like, to enjoy
5. (transitive) to want, to please

Concepts

aimer

plaire

goûter

aimer beaucoup

vouloir beaucoup

avoir du goût

délecter

vouloir

sentir

aimer bien

plaire à

apprécier

impressionner

déguster

prier

réitérer

venir

savourer

souhaiter

bien aimer

bien

tenir

apaiser

assouvir

combler

complaire

contenter

faire plaisir

faire plaisir à

gratifier

réjouir

satisfaire

s’acquitter

Coupé comme

gus‧tar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡusˈtaɾ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed in this form from Latin gustāre. Replaced the inherited Old Spanish form gostar. See gusto. The use of this verb to mean "like" is a uniquely Ibero-Romance development. Compare Portuguese gostar.