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foretaste

American  
[fawr-teyst, fohr-, fawr-teyst, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌteɪst, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈteɪst, foʊr- /

noun

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

verb (used with object)

foretasted, foretasting

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

foretaste British  

noun

  1. an early but limited experience or awareness of something to come

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verb

  1. (tr) to have a foretaste of

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Etymology

Origin of foretaste

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

Example Sentences

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That is a foretaste of what analysts say will be a growing pool of debt tied to data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

That applies whether you think the current troubles are just a blip or a foretaste of the job losses that technological changes are bringing to the industry, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024

“A foretaste of the future,” said Petteri Taalas, the secretary general of the World Meteorological Organization.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023

"The extreme weather which has affected many millions of people in July is unfortunately the harsh reality of climate change and a foretaste of the future," said the World Meteorological Organization's Secretary-General, Prof Petteri Taalas.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023

Immediately, two or three others cried out also, and a wind, a foretaste of that great down-pouring they awaited, swept the church.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

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