English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "sint" is die hoof- of wesenlike deel van 'n saak of argument; die sentrale idee of essensie. Dit verwys na die belangrikste en fundamentele aspekte of punte van iets, wat dikwels gebruik word om 'n langer of meer komplekse idee op te som.

Synonyms

  1. core
  2. effect
  3. essence
  4. burden

Sentence Examples

  1. From the gist of the conversation, the caller wanted to meet with him tonight.
  2. More times than not, I skim the prologue to get the gist of what is to come.
  3. The gist of it was that I had created an international incident.
  4. As the meeting proceeded, Murdock, who was more versed in their conversation techniques, managed to pick out the general gist of the meeting.
  5. Memories surrounded me as the sensations of his current exploits receded, and I lost track of time as I searched filtering through them by sensing the gist like a glowing marquee above each one.
  6. He hoped he could remember the gist of the conversation.
  7. I caught pieces of her thoughts, enough to get the gist of her struggles.