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gist

UK
/dʒɪst/
US
/dʒɪst/

Translations

gistnoun
gists
pl
UK
/dʒɪst/
US
/dʒɪst/
The gist of the article was about climate change.
Суть статьи заключалась в изменении климата.
Additional translations
смысл
основное содержание
Synonyms
substance
summary
nucleus
heart
main idea
crux
core
essence
gistverb
gisted
Past Simple
gisted
Past Participle
gisting
Gerund
UK
/dʒɪst/
US
/dʒɪst/
Dialectal/Scots English usage meaning to pasture or house livestock for a season.
Synonyms
compress
boil down
epitomize
recapitulate
outline
paraphrase
synopsize
distill
encapsulate
sum up
summarize

Definitions

gistnoun
The main or essential part of a matter; the central idea or essence.
After reading the lengthy report, she finally understood the gist of the argument.
In law, the essential ground or basis of a legal action.
The gist of the plaintiff's case was negligence on the part of the manufacturer.
gistverb
To pasture (animals) for a season on someone else's land.
The tenant farmers gisted their sheep on the upland commons during summer.
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