foretaste
noun
fore·taste
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Definition of foretaste
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a small anticipatory sample
2
: an advance indication or warning
foretaste
verb
fore·taste
| \ fȯr-ˈtāst
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foretasted;
foretasting;
foretastes
Definition of foretaste (Entry 2 of 2)
: to taste beforehand : anticipate
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Examples of foretaste in a Sentence
Noun
These layoffs are only a foretaste of what's to come.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
And so as people across Southern California woke up Saturday morning grateful for being spared this time, there was the sense that Friday night’s temblor could have been just a foretaste of something bigger. — Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com, "California earthquake rattles a state wary of the ‘Big One’," 6 July 2019 The Marquesas, Tahiti and Hawaii all offer a foretaste of Gauguin’s late 19th-century Romantic primitivism, but without his depth of passion. — Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, "Sailing the Globe in a Gallery," 3 Aug. 2018 The fearsome mountain Pitz Palu looms in the background, offering a foretaste of Fanck’s next movie. — New York Times, "The Idolatry of Glaciers, Rocks and Leni Riefenstahl," 22 June 2018 This conflict within the administration is likely to be only a foretaste of the larger problems that will inevitably emerge if, as is likely, Trump’s overblown sales pitch runs ashore of reality. — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, "Trump Administration tweets optimism while North Korea increases nuclear production.," 2 July 2018 More From Mansion Its role as a commercial property was a foretaste of Hogarth House’s next chapter. — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, "Virginia Woolf’s Onetime Home Listed for $4.62 Million," 19 Apr. 2018 In a foretaste of Saturday night's title game, SLU defeated SFA 73-62 in the teams' SLC opener in Hammond, La., in late December. — Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle, "SFA beats Nicholls to advance to Southland tourney final," 9 Mar. 2018 Critics said the imperious way in which Mr. Xi scored his constitutional coup was a foretaste of how his power could swell into dangerous hubris. — Chris Buckley, New York Times, "How Xi Jinping Made His Power Grab: With Stealth, Speed and Guile," 7 Mar. 2018 China’s sorghum move amounts to a foretaste of what U.S. farmers and manufacturers might face now that Mr. Trump has announced a plan to slap 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% on aluminum. — William Mauldin, WSJ, "Fight Over Sorghum Offers a Taste of a Trade Retaliation," 3 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'foretaste.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for foretaste
foretaste
noun
English Language Learners Definition of foretaste
somewhat formal
: a small or short experience of something that will not be fully experienced until later
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