relish
To give flavour or tasteTo give (something) (a pleasant) flavour or taste; to make appetizing.
» Tom relishes a challenge.
Meaning
16 senses(transitive)To give (something) (a pleasant) flavour or taste; to make appetizing.
aromatisieren
(also, figuratively, reflexive, sometimes, transitive)To take delight or pleasure in (someone or oneself, or something).
He relishes their time together.
I don’t relish the idea of going out tonight.
begeistert sein, Gefallen finden an, genußvoll tun
наслаждатьсяnaslaždatʹsja
насолоджуватисяnasolodžuvatysja, отримувати задоволенняotrymuvaty zadovolennja
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
(figuratively, intransitive)Followed by in: to take delight or pleasure.
(transitive)To add one or more relishes (noun etymology 2, noun sense 2) to (a tenon, piece of wood, etc.).
(obsolete, transitive)To eat or taste (drink, food, etc.).
(obsolete, transitive)To provide (someone, or their appetite, mouth, stomach, etc.) with something appetizing or tasty.
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To appreciate or understand (something).
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To experience (something); also (rare), to feel (something).
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To have a particular opinion about (someone or something); to receive, to regard.
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To have a tinge or trace of (something).
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To provide (someone) with something delightful or pleasant; to delight, to gratify, to please.
(intransitive, obsolete)To have a particular (specifically, a pleasant) flavour or taste.
Examples
13 sentencesTom relishes a challenge.
Dangers give relish to an adventure.
I relish the diversity of flavors.
He did not relish this simple family life.
He relished the ordinariness of post-war life.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is a variant of release (“(obsolete) odour, scent”), from Middle English reles, rThe noun is a variant of release (“(obsolete) odour, scent”), from Middle English reles, relese (“odour, scent; taste; efficacy, power”), probably from Anglo-Norman reles, relais, or Old French reles, relais (“that which is left behind, remainder, residue”), from relaisser, relaschier (“to liberate, release; to relax”) (modern French relâcher), from Latin relaxāre, the present active infinitive of relaxō (“to stretch out or widen again, loosen, slacken; (figurative) to ease, relax”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’) + laxō (“to release, undo; to relax”) (from laxus (“spacious, wide; loose, slack”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- (“to slacken; to tire out”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of release.
The noun is derived from Late Middle English relese (“projection of a wall”), probably from Middle French relais or Old French relais (“projection of masonry at the base of a wall”), a specific use of reles, relais (“that which is left behind, remainder, residue”): see further at etymology 1. Doublet of release.
The noun is probably derived partly:
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Forms
relishes, relishing, relished, relishedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle