Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foretaste

/fɔɹtˈeɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: fore-taste
IPA: /fɔɹtˈeɪst/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A taste beforehand.

noun

A sample taken in anticipation; an experience undergone in advance.

verb

To taste beforehand.

Transitive verb

verb

To taste before possession; have previous experience of; enjoy by anticipation.

Transitive verb

verb

To taste before another.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"When she sang in the kirk, folk have told me that they had a foretaste of the musick of the New Jerusalem, and when she came in by the village of Caulds old men stottered to their doors to look at her."
"About two weeks ago I had another foretaste of success and immediately on it a veritable disaster."
"[...] foretast'd fruit, Profan'd first by the serpent [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English fortaste, equivalent to fore- + taste (noun).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore
Root: fortaste, fortasten

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

foretastes (plural) foretastes (present, singular) foretasting (participle, present) foretasted (participle, past) foretasted (past)

Derived Forms

foretaster

Frequently Paired Words

aftertaste

Synonyms

foresmack pregustation

Rhymes With

based placed waste taste replaced faced waist paste traced displaced embraced chased

Questions

How do you pronounce foretaste?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɔɹtˈeɪst/.
What does foretaste mean?: A taste beforehand.
Where does foretaste come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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