noun · neutral
dessert
UK/dɪˈzɜːt/US/dɪˈzɝːt/de·SERT
Band 5-6speaking
A sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.
Examples
“For dessert we had ice cream and fruit.”
“Do you want to share a dessert?”
“Chocolate cake is my favourite dessert.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the main course we shared a lemon tart for dessert, which was refreshingly light.”
Collocations
- have dessert
- dessert menu
- order dessert
Word family
dessert noundesserted adjective (rare/wrong)
Common mistakes
I want a dessert after dinner.→I want dessert after dinner.
Do you have dessert in the menu?→Do you have dessert on the menu?
Say it for a higher band
5sweet→6pudding→7+dessert
Synonyms
sweet
Easily confused
sweet
“Would you like something sweet for dessert?”
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