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Definition of foretaste
1 : a small anticipatory sample
2 : an advance indication or warning
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Examples of foretaste in a Sentence
These layoffs are only a foretaste of what's to come.
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There have been foretastes of this: LBJ's decision not to run again in 1968; Nixon's near-impeachment in 1974; Clinton's even nearer near-impeachment in 1998.
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Its debut here in an airplane hangar, far from the glamorous Croisette, is a foretaste of its display in arts institutions.
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In this impasse, some transportation experts see a foretaste of the political infighting and financial hurdles that could plague the nationwide infrastructure projects that President Trump is promising.
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First Known Use of foretaste
15th century
Synonym Discussion of foretaste
Definition of foretaste
transitive verb
: to taste beforehand : anticipate
First Known Use of foretaste
15th century
FORETASTE Defined for English Language Learners
foretaste
playDefinition 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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