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Foretaste (noun) means a small taste of something before it properly happens.

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A small taste of something before it properly happens.

A small taste or experience of something before it fully happens.

"About two weeks ago I had another foretaste of success and immediately on it a veritable disaster." — Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados (1923)

"When she sang in the kirk, folk have told me that they had a foretaste of the musick of the New Jerusalem, and when she came in by the village of Caulds old men stottered to their doors to look at her." — John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide (1902)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Came from Middle English fortaste, formed from fore- and taste (noun).

Rhymes for foretaste

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What is the meaning of foretaste?

"foretaste" (noun) means a small taste of something before it properly happens.

What are the different meanings of foretaste?

"foretaste" has 2 main meanings: 1. A small taste of something before it properly happens; 2. A small taste or experience of something before it fully happens.