foretaste

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Middle English fortaste, equivalent to fore- +‎ taste (noun). ==== Noun ==== foretaste (plural foretastes) A taste beforehand. A sample taken in anticipation; an experience undergone in advance. ===== Synonyms ===== foresmack (rare, nonstandard) pregustation ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== aftertaste === Etymology 2 === From Middle English fortasten, equivalent to fore- +‎ taste (verb). ==== Verb ==== foretaste (third-person singular simple present foretastes, present participle foretasting, simple past and past participle foretasted) (transitive) To taste beforehand. (transitive) To taste before possession; have previous experience of; enjoy by anticipation. (transitive) To taste before another. ===== Derived terms ===== foretaster ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === forestate