foretaste Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an early limited awareness of something yet to occur

WordNet


Fore"taste` noun
Definitions
  1. A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
Fore*taste" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
  2. To taste before another. "Foretasted fruit." Milton.

Webster 1913