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foretaste

noun
fore·​taste | \ ˈfȯr-ˌtāst How to pronounce foretaste (audio) \

Definition of foretaste

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a small anticipatory sample
2 : an advance indication or warning

foretaste

verb
fore·​taste | \ fȯr-ˈtāst How to pronounce foretaste (audio) , ˈfȯr-ˌtāst\
foretasted; foretasting; foretastes

Definition of foretaste (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to taste beforehand : anticipate

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Choose the Right Synonym for foretaste

Noun

prospect, outlook, anticipation, foretaste mean an advance realization of something to come. prospect implies expectation of a particular event, condition, or development of definite interest or concern. the prospect of a quiet weekend outlook suggests a forecasting of the future. a favorable outlook for the economy anticipation implies a prospect or outlook that involves advance suffering or enjoyment of what is foreseen. the anticipation of her arrival foretaste implies an actual though brief or partial experience of something forthcoming. the frost was a foretaste of winter

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

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First Known Use of foretaste

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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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