gist

2 definitions • 4 examples

the most important pieces of information about something, or general information without details:

get the gist We got the gist, but not every word.

the gist of I was just about able to grasp the gist of their argument.

for gist Reading for gist requires less detailed comprehension.

the main subject, without details, of a piece of information:

The gist of what she said was that I didn’t know what I was talking about.