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foreset

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Set in fore or front part; placed ahead.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An obstacle; hindrance.

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noun

Meaning 3

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

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noun

Meaning 4

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

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Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • Most deltas contain three different types of deposits: foreset, topset and bottomset beds. — Fluvial Landforms

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verb

Meaning 5

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

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Usage: transitive

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verb

Meaning 6

To ordain; assign; allot in advance.

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Usage: dialectal, transitive

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verb

Meaning 7

To propose, suggest.

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History

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”).