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foreset

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-set
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.

Transitive verb

verb

To ordain; assign; allot in advance.

Transitive verb

verb

To propose, suggest.

noun

An obstacle; hindrance.

noun

That which is set ahead or before; proposal, suggestion.

noun

The deposition of sediment by the turbidity currents above the reservoir water level.

adj

Set in fore or front part; placed ahead.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English foresetten, from Old English fōresettan (“to place before, shut in, propose, prefer, precede”), equivalent to fore- + set. Cognate with Dutch voorzetten (“to put in front”), German vorsetzen (“to put in front, offer, serve up”), Swedish föresätta (“to put before”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

foresets (present, singular) foresetting (participle, present) fore-set (alternative) foresets (plural) more foreset (comparative) most foreset (superlative)

Derived Forms

foresetting

Phrases

foreset bed

Questions

What does foreset mean?
To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.
Where does foreset come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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