savour

savour
[[t]se͟ɪvə(r)[/t]]
savours, savouring, savoured
(in AM, use savor)
1) VERB If you savour an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can.

[V n] She signed up for theater courses, sought out new friends, and savored a freedom that seemed long overdue...

[V n] We won't pretend we savour the prospect of a month in prison...

[V n] There's something about the Loire Valley that makes you want to savour every moment.

2) VERB If you savour food or drink, you eat or drink it slowly in order to taste its full flavour and to enjoy it properly.

[V n] Savour the flavour of each mouthful, and chew your food well.


English dictionary. 2008.

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