gist

US: /ˈdʒɪst/
UK: /d‍ʒˈɪst/


English Vietnamese dictionary


gist /dʤist/
  • danh từ
    • lý do chính, nguyên nhân chính
    • thực chất, ý chính (của một vấn đề, câu chuyện...)

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
(usually the gist) [sing.] ~ (of sth) the main or general meaning of a piece of writing, a speech or a conversation: to get (= understand) the gist of an argument + I missed the beginning of the lecture-can you give me the gist of what he said? + I'm afraid I don't quite follow your gist (= what you really mean). + Students are taught the skills of reading and listening for gist.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
essence, core, heart, substance, point, theme, quintessence, pith, meat, marrow, focus, nub, significance, (main or basic) idea; direction, drift:
It will save time if I tell you the gist of the argument.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

general

VERB + GIST

convey, give (sb)
It is difficult to convey the gist of Reich's ideas simply.
| follow, get, understand

PREP.

~ of
I could follow the general gist of their conversation.


Concise English dictionary


dʒɪst
noun
+the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
+the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience