noun
- the main point or most important part of something
Examples
- I didn’t understand every word, but I got the gist of his speech.
- The gist of the article is that exercise improves mental health.
- Can you give me the gist of what happened at the meeting?
- She explained the complex theory, and I think I caught the gist.
- The gist of his argument was that we need more funding.
- I missed the beginning, but I understood the gist of the presentation.