foreset
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.
- (transitive) To ordain; assign; allot in advance.
- To propose, suggest.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English foresetten inherited from Old English fōresettan (precede, prefer, propose, shut in, place before) prefix from English set.
Origin
English
set
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterset English
- antiset English
- backset English
- bedset English
- beset English
- biset English
- bitset English
- boneset English
- budset English
- callset English
- chainset English
- changeset English
- chipset English
- codeset English
- cogset English
- cord set English
- cordset English
- coreset English
- coset English
- crankset English
- cutset English
- deep-set English
- earset English
- fieldset English
- fileset English
- filmset English
- filterset English
- fireset English
- floorset English
- forset English
- forthset English
- frameset English
- fruitset English
- gearset English
- geneset English
- gifset English
- giftset English
- groupset English
- handset English
- headset English
- heavyset English
- homeset English
- hookset English
- hopset English
- infoset English
- inset English
- interset English
- intraset English
- itemset English
- keyset English
- kitset English
- laminaset English
- leafset English
- lockset English
- metaset English
- midset English
- mindset English
- miniset English
- misset English
- moonset English
- moveset English
- multiset English
- nailset English
- newset English
- nodeset English
- offset English
- onset English
- overset English
- patchset English
- photoset English
- playset English
- pointset English
- pre-set English
- preset English
- probeset English
- rearset English
- recordset English
- reset English
- resultset English
- romset English
- roomset English
- ruleset English
- sampleset English
- seedset English
- set English
- set fire English
- setaside English
- setbolt English
- setdown English
- setfast English
- sethood English
- setless English
- setlike English
- setline English
- setlist English
- setmark English
- setness English
- setoid English
- setout English
- setpoint English
- settable English
- setter English
- settest English
- setteth English
- setup English
- setwise English
- shadeset English
- shelveset English
- showerset English
- sibset English
- soundset English
- subset English
- sumset English
- sunset English
- superset English
- swingset English
- tagset English
- taskset English
- thermoset English
- thickset English
- tileset English
- toolset English
- trainset English
- triset English
- twinset English
- typeset English
- umbeset English
- underset English
- unset English
- upset English
- wadset English
- well-set English
- wheelset English
- wideset English
- withset English
- setti Finnish
- setzen German
- vorsetzen German
- set Italian
- set Dutch, Flemish
- voor Dutch, Flemish
- voorzetsel Dutch, Flemish
- voorzetten Dutch, Flemish
- zetten Dutch, Flemish
- сет Russian
- set Spanish, Castilian
- setear Spanish, Castilian
- sett Norwegian Bokmål
- set Portuguese
- set Swedish
- siat-to͘h Japanese
- set Polish
- fōresettan Old English
- foresetten Middle English
- setten Middle English
- set Czech
- sette Old French
- set Indonesian
- iset Tagalog
- 恤髮 Chinese
- 세트 Korean
- set
- beset
- onset
- biset
- unset
- inset
- upset
- coset
- reset
- setup
- cogset
- offset
- preset
- earset
- tagset
- setout
- hopset
- wadset
- midset
- budset
- sumset
- gifset
- sunset
- misset
- setoid
- romset
- kitset
- triset
- subset
- bedset
- bitset
- setter
- cutset
- sibset
- keyset
- forset
- newset
- twinset
- setbolt
- overset
- setline
- setlist
- geneset
- seedset
- mindset
- ruleset
- chipset
- gearset
- itemset
- boneset
- hookset
- setwise
- backset
- roomset
- pre-set
- setdown
- setlike
- sethood
- setless
- codeset
- nodeset
- typeset
- homeset
- antiset
- fireset
- metaset
- handset
- moveset
- coreset
- callset
- setteth
- headset
- cordset
- umbeset
- taskset
- rearset
- setfast
- toolset
- infoset
- moonset
- leafset
- lockset
- giftset
- playset
- fileset
- withset
- miniset
- filmset
- nailset
- setmark
- setness
- settest
- wideset
- tileset
- frameset
- multiset
- deep-set
- thickset
- floorset
- set fire
- underset
- photoset
- fieldset
- afterset
- crankset
- pointset
- settable
- groupset
- chainset
- setpoint
- interset
- trainset
- well-set
- cord set
- fruitset
- shadeset
- heavyset
- wheelset
- soundset
- setaside
- swingset
- probeset
- superset
- patchset
- forthset
- intraset
- thermoset
- resultset
- shelveset
- sampleset
- showerset
- recordset
- laminaset
- changeset
- filterset