Foretaste

Origin

From - + taste.

Full definition of foretaste

Noun

1. A taste beforehand; foresmack.
2. A sample taken in anticipation; enjoyment taken in advance.

Verb

1. (transitive) To taste beforehand.
2. (transitive) To taste before possession; have previous experience of; enjoy by anticipation.
3. (transitive) To taste before another.
• 1667, John Milton, Paradise lost:... foretast'd fruit, Profan'd first by the serpent ...

Derived terms

• foretaster