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foreset en · ADJ

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”).

Meanings

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

Forms

foreset en · NOUN

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”).

Meanings

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

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foreset bed

foreset en · VERB

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”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.
2. (dialectal, transitive) To ordain; assign; allot in advance.
3. To propose, suggest.

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Deriveds

foresetting