foretaste

verb

fore·​taste fȯr-ˈtāst  ˈfȯr-ˌtāst 

foretasted; foretasting; foretastes

transitive verb

: to taste beforehand : anticipate

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foretaste

• aftertaste
• interfaced
• interlaced
• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced

Kids Definition

foretaste

noun

fore·​taste

ˈfō(ə)r-ˌtāst, 

ˈfȯ(ə)r-

: a sample or partial experience of something that will not be fully experienced until later

the cold day was a foretaste of winter