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fore·taste
(fôr′tāst′)n.
1. An advance token or warning.
2. A slight taste or sample in anticipation of something to come.
tr.v. (fôr-tāst′, fôr′tāst′) fore·tast·ed, fore·tast·ing, fore·tastes
To have an anticipatory taste of.
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foretaste
n
an early but limited experience or awareness of something to come
vb
(tr) to have a foretaste of
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fore•taste
(n. ˈfɔrˌteɪst, ˈfoʊr-; v. fɔrˈteɪst, foʊr-)n., v. -tast•ed, -tast•ing. n.
1. a slight and partial experience, knowledge, or taste of something to come in the future; anticipation.
v.t. 2. to have some advance experience or knowledge of (something to come).
[1400–50]
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foretaste
Past participle: foretasted
Gerund: foretasting
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foretaste
noun sample, example, indication, preview, trailer, prelude, whiff, foretoken, warning It was a foretaste of things to come.
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foretaste
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Translations
předzvěst
forsmag
forsmekkur
ženklas
priekšvēstnesis
erken yaşantıön tadım
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foretaste
n → Vorgeschmack m; to give somebody a foretaste of something → jdm einen Vorgeschmack von etw geben
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foretaste
(ˈfoːteist) noun a small sample or experience of something before it happens. This cold weather is just a foretaste of winter.
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