gist

Preposition: of

• argument: The House has got the gist of the argument.
• story: The main gist of the story can be found at the New Scientist website.
• article: Develops the gist of this article in a more rigorous fashion.
• matter: The gist of the matter is hardly altered thereby.
• text: The first time they listen to get the gist of the text.
• message: The gist of the message is shown opposite - do NOT follow the instructions!

Converse of object

• get: The House has got the gist of the argument.
• understand: Now we can understand well the gist of the parable.
• know: Anybody who has played a typical Japanese-style RPG will know the gist of this system automatically from that comment.
• give: The title gives the gist of her argument: ' National parties are a waste of time.
• have: I think that the Leader of the House has the gist.
• follow: It can also help you to follow the gist of some text in another language by translating it into your own language.

Adjective modifier

• metastatic: A structured assessment was carried out of the Novartis economic evaluation of imatinib for unresectable and/or metastatic GIST.
• general: However, the general gist of the warning usually remains the same.
• basic: The basic gist was that a Christian has no fear.
• main: The main gist of the story can be found at the New Scientist website.
• malignant: Malignant GISTs arising in the small intestine have a significantly poorer prognosis than those arising in the stomach.

Modifies a noun

• patient: All these trials are looking good for GIST patients.
• talk: Thursday 16 November, 16:00 GIST Talk: TBA - Joseph Kaye.
• translation: Gist On occasions due to time constraints clients may ask for a gist translation.