foreset

English

Alternative forms

• fore-set

Etymology

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

foreset (third-person singular simple present foresets, present participle foresetting, simple past and past participle foreset)

1. (transitive) To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.
2. (transitive, dialectal) To ordain; assign; allot in advance.
3. To propose, suggest.

Derived terms

• foresetting

Noun

foreset (plural foresets)

1. An obstacle; hindrance.
2. That which is set ahead or before; proposal, suggestion.
3. (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

• (geology): foreset bed

Adjective

foreset (comparative more foreset, superlative most foreset)

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

Anagrams

• foreste