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gist

/dʒɪst/

gistnoun

gists

/dʒɪst/

Translations

суть

The gist of the article was about climate change.

Суть статьи заключалась в изменении климата.

Additional translations

смысл

основное содержание

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

main idea

gistverb

gisted

Past Simple

gisted

Past Participle

gisting

Gerund

/dʒɪst/

Dialectal/Scots English usage meaning to pasture or house livestock for a season.

Definitions

To pasture (animals) for a season on someone else's land.

The tenant farmers gisted their sheep on the upland commons during summer.

Synonyms

boil down

sum up