(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.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is gist a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, gist is tagged as noun.
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