'gist' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'gist' with 3 example sentences.
- gist noun
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: 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
Did I understand the gist of the question correctly?
I got the gist of what he was saying.
Nobody will say it so bluntly, but that is the gist of it.