foreset

English edit

Alternative forms edit

fore-set

Etymology edit

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 edit

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 edit

foresetting

Noun edit

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 edit

(geology): foreset bed

Adjective edit

foreset (comparative more foreset, superlative most foreset)

Set in fore or front part; placed ahead.

Anagrams edit

foreste