foretaste verb 3noun 2forms 3 verb3 •To taste beforehand. •To taste before possession; have previous experience of; enjoy by anticipation. •To taste before another.[...] foretast'd fruit, Profan'd first by the serpent [...] — 1667 noun2 •A taste beforehand. •A sample taken in anticipation; an experience undergone in advance.About two weeks ago I had another foretaste of success and immediately on it a veritable disaster. — 1923 formsforetasted · foretasting · foretastes
