[responsivevoice]Gist[/responsivevoice] [jist]
The word gist is a noun, i.e., it is the subject of a sentence.
The word gist is a noun, therefore, it doesn’t have a past form.
Gist means:
1. The essence of a speech or text
2. Summary
1. And this was the gist of most of the expressed sentiments which came to him.
2. I can tell you the gist of them both in a few well-chosen phrases!
Some synonyms of the word gist are:
summary, tenor, upshot, basis, core, essence, substance, idea, heart, keynote, nitty-gritty, significance, quintessence, etc.
Some antonyms of the word gist are:
insignificant, meaningless, exteriority, etc.
Quotation:
I always think if it’s a good story, the audience can’t wait to run out of the theater and go tweet somebody with the gist of a story, in a nutshell, almost, because it was that interesting.
Steven Spielberg
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