foreset

F4O1R1E1S1E1T1

verb

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

OriginMiddle English foresetten ← Old English fōresettan →
Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

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

present singular third person foresets · participle present foresetting · alternative fore-set

  1. transitiveTo set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.
  2. dialectaltransitiveTo ordain; assign; allot in advance.
  3. To propose, suggest.
nounforeset (plural foresets)

plural foresets · alternative fore-set

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

adjectiveforeset (comparative more foreset, superlative most foreset)

comparative more foreset · superlative most foreset · alternative fore-set

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishfōresettan“to place before, shut in, propose, prefer, precede”
  2. Middle Englishforesetten
  3. Englishforeset

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”).

More words from Middle English, Old English

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

foreset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreset

MLA

“foreset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreset. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreset,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreset.

Source: foreset on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.