Definition of foretaste
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: a small anticipatory sample
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: an advance indication or warning
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These layoffs are only a foretaste of what's to come.
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In a foretaste of Saturday night's title game, SLU defeated SFA 73-62 in the teams' SLC opener in Hammond, La., in late December.
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Critics said the imperious way in which Mr. Xi scored his constitutional coup was a foretaste of how his power could swell into dangerous hubris.
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China’s sorghum move amounts to a foretaste of what U.S. farmers and manufacturers might face now that Mr. Trump has announced a plan to slap 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% on aluminum.
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The Senate has minor decision-making powers in Cambodian politics, primarily rubber-stamping legislation, but the foregone conclusion of Sunday’s vote will be a foretaste of a general election for the National Assembly.
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The recent stock market rumpus has been set off in part by fears that a tight labor market and quickening wage growth are a foretaste of higher inflation and interest rates.
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The cold and wintry precipitation expected during a not-so-super weather weekend might be a foretaste of what’s to come, as the government’s and commercial forecasts favor a chilly and wet, but not necessarily snowy, February.
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Lumen, the largest work Ms. Sabin has completed to date, offers the public a tantalizing foretaste of things, quite possibly, to come.
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The tolerance for censorship and even violence to suppress dissenting voices may be a foretaste of things to come.
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First Known Use of foretaste
15th century
Synonym Discussion of foretaste
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.
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- the prospect of a quiet weekend
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- a favorable outlook for the economy
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- the anticipation of her arrival
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- the frost was a foretaste of winter
Definition of foretaste
: to taste beforehand : anticipate
First Known Use of foretaste
15th century
FORETASTE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of foretaste for English Language Learners
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: a small or short experience of something that will not be fully experienced until later
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