gustar

Signification

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

Coupé comme

gus‧tar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡusˈtaɾ/

Étymologie

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.