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Meanings of gist in English
Usage of gist in English
1
She didn't need to know Dutch to understand the gist of that.
2
But the gist is in the points that are parallel or similar.
3
The gist of these stories is what they believe to be true.
4
He might not use these exact words, but this is the gist.
5
One thing stuck in his mind as the gist of the hint.
6
Such was the gist of the newspaper accounts of the puzzling affair.
7
That was the gist of it; vague as you see, but significant.
8
So, that disproves the point was the gist of many a comment.
9
But here are a few which tell the gist of the story:
10
In this last injunction lay, perhaps, the gist of the whole matter.
11
Avarice and cruelty constitute the very gist of the whole slave system.
12
The gist of it was that a brilliant success had been achieved.
13
He felt that they were coming to the gist of the matter.
14
Here's the gist: it's the Raven Hood they want and cannot get.
15
I still couldn't explain it fully, but I'd gotten the general gist.
16
But the gist is this: there will be no settlements with anyone.
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Gist across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common