Synonyms for gist

Grammar : Noun

Spell : jist

Phonetic Transcription : dʒɪst

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Définition of gist

Origin : 1711, "the real point" (of a law case, etc.), from Anglo-French legalese phrases, e.g. cest action gist "this action lies," meaning "this case is sustainable by law," from Old French gist en "it consists in, it lies in" (third person singular present indicative of gésir "to lie"), from Latin iacet "it lies," from iacere "to lie, rest," related to iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Extended sense of "essence" first recorded 1823.

noun meaning, essence

Example sentences :

Now, Smith, you've given me the gist of the matter, haven't you?
Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

I don't know that I could repeat it word for word, but I could certainly give the gist of it.
Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr

I want to have the gist of them before the London Syndicate sees them.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

That has been the gist of Axelson's repeated communications.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various

And this was the gist of most of the expressed sentiments which came to him.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

That, as far as Mary understood anything about it, was the gist of the story.
Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope

In pamphlet form the gist of it started upon the rounds of Europe.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

I can tell you the gist of them both in a few well-chosen phrases!
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

That is the gist of the matter; and a very wonderful gist it is, to my mind.
Extract from : « Proserpina, Volume 1 » by John Ruskin

And she will not know until I read this will to her after I have communicated the gist of it to you.
Extract from : « The Borough Treasurer » by Joseph Smith Fletcher

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