- the gist
- UK [dʒɪst] / US
noun [singular]
the main idea or most important point of something that someone has written or saidget/catch the gist of something:
I only got the gist of what he was saying.
English dictionary. 2014.
the gist
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the gist — the general or basic meaning of something said or written usually + of The gist of her argument was that the law was unfair. I didn t read the whole article, but I got the gist of it. [=I understood the main points of it] • • • Main Entry: ↑gist … Useful english dictionary
(the) gist — the gist UK [dʒɪst] US noun [singular] the main idea or most important point of something that someone has written or said get/catch the gist of something: I only got the gist of what he was saying. Thesaurus: important thing or detailsynonym … Useful english dictionary
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