foreset

== English == === Alternative forms === fore-set === 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”). === Verb === foreset (third-person singular simple present foresets, present participle foresetting, simple past and past participle foreset) (transitive) To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede. (transitive, dialectal) To ordain; assign; allot in advance. To propose, suggest. ==== Derived terms ==== foresetting === Noun === foreset (plural foresets) An obstacle; hindrance. That which is set ahead or before; proposal, suggestion. (geology) The deposition of sediment by the turbidity currents above the reservoir water level. Most deltas contain three different types of deposits: foreset, topset and bottomset beds. — Fluvial Landforms ==== Derived terms ==== (geology): foreset bed === Adjective === foreset (comparative more foreset, superlative most foreset) Set in fore or front part; placed ahead. === Anagrams === foreste