"savor" meaning in English

See savor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: savors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} savor (countable and uncountable, plural savors)
  1. US standard spelling of savour. Tags: US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable Alternative form of: savour Categories (topical): Smell, Taste
    Sense id: en-savor-en-noun-2ARqNpt9 Disambiguation of Smell: 48 52 Disambiguation of Taste: 48 52 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: savors [present, singular, third-person], savoring [participle, present], savored [participle, past], savored [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} savor (third-person singular simple present savors, present participle savoring, simple past and past participle savored)
  1. US standard spelling of savour. Tags: US, alt-of, standard Alternative form of: savour Categories (topical): Smell, Taste
    Sense id: en-savor-en-verb-2ARqNpt9 Disambiguation of Smell: 48 52 Disambiguation of Taste: 48 52 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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