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foreset.

To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.

    transitive

  2. To ordain; assign; allot in advance.

    dialectal · transitive

  3. To propose, suggest.

Where this word comes from

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”).

noun

  1. An obstacle; hindrance.

  2. That which is set ahead or before; proposal, suggestion.

  3. The deposition of sediment by the turbidity currents above the reservoir water level.

Where this word comes from

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”).

adj

  1. Set in fore or front part; placed ahead.

Where this word comes from

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”).

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