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Definition of "foretaste" []

  • An advance token or warning. (noun)
  • A slight taste or sample in anticipation of something to come. (noun)
  • To have an anticipatory taste of. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "foretaste" in a sentence
  • "It is generally described as a foretaste of what is called the Romantic movement."
  • "It was a forescent -- even this could not be called a foretaste, of the kingdom of heaven; but Florimel never thought of the kingdom of heaven, the ideal of her own existence."
  • "[216] His desire was for the spiritual body, raised in power and incorruption at the day of Christ; and, meanwhile, for that personal perfection in measure and foretaste, which is prepared for those who die in the Lord, and await His coming."