gustar

Betekenis

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

Frequentie

Met koppelteken als

gus‧tar

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡusˈtaɾ/

Etymologie

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.