gist

gist

gist

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of gisten.
2. imperative of gisten.

gist (plural gists)

1. The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter).
   • 1948, Carl Sandburg, Remembrance Rock, page 103,

     ""Should they live and build their church in the American wilderness, their worst dangers would rise in and among themselves rather than outside. That was the gist of the lesson from their pastor and ""wellwiller"" John Robinson.""

   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XIX:

     He was handing her something in an envelope, and she was saying “Oh, Jeeves, youve saved a human life,” and he was saying “Not at all, miss.” The gist, of course, escaped me, but I had no leisure to probe into gists.

   • 1996, Nicky Silver, Etiquette and Vitriol, Theatre Communications Group 1996, p. 10:

     I was really just vomiting images like spoiled sushi (that may be an ill-considered metaphor, but you get my gist).

   • 2003, David McDuff, translating Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, Penguin 2003 p. 183:

     I dont remember his exact words, but the gist of it was that he wanted it all for nothing, as quickly as possible, without any effort.

2. (law, dated) The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.
3. (obsolete) Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.
   • 1601, Philemon Hollands translation of Plinys Natural History, 1st ed., book X, chapter XXIII “Of Swallowes, Ousles, or Merles, Thrushes, Stares or Sterlings, Turtles, and Stockdoves.”, p. 282:

     These Quailes have their set gists, to wit, ordinarie resting and baiting places. [These quails have their set gists, to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places.]

gist m. (f. gista, m. pl. gists, f. pl. gistas)

1. right

	essenza
	the most essential part
	La parte preferita, essenziale o più vitale.
	The choicest, most essential or most vital part.

	sostanza
	the most essential part
	La parte preferita, essenziale o più vitale.
	The choicest, most essential or most vital part.

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Altri significati:

The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter).

(obsolete) Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.

(law, dated) The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.

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