foretaste

[ noun fawr-teyst, fohr-; verb fawr-teyst, fohr- ]

/ noun ˈfɔrˌteɪst, ˈfoʊr-; verb fɔrˈteɪst, foʊr- /

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noun

a slight and partial experience, knowledge, or taste of something to come in the future; anticipation.

verb (used with object), fore·tast·ed, fore·tast·ing.

to have some advance experience or knowledge of (something to come).

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Origin of foretaste

First recorded in 1400–50, foretaste is from the late Middle English word fortaste.See fore-, taste

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Example sentences from the Web for foretaste

His fight against inequalities of rank is, as it were, a foretaste of the revolution.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
By my faith, cousin, he hath given us to-day a foretaste of what he will be as a man!
With Spurs of Gold|Frances Nimmo Greene
If ever a human creature had a foretaste of heaven it was Honora during the few weeks that followed this happy day.
The Art of Disappearing|John Talbot Smith
And I, poor foolish I, deemed all this to be a mere foretaste of the delights of living I should find higher above me in society.
Revolution and Other Essays|Jack London

It was a resume of the 'Quaker City' letters—a foretaste of the book which would presently follow.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for foretaste

foretaste

noun (ˈfɔːˌteɪst)

an early but limited experience or awareness of something to come

verb (fɔːˈteɪst)

(tr) to have a foretaste of

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noun

verb (used with object), fore·tast·ed, fore·tast·ing.