foreset

foreset verb: to set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.

Verb

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

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

Noun

foreset (plural foresets)

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

Adjective

foreset (comparative more foreset, superlative most foreset)

Set in fore or front part; placed ahead.

Forms of foreset

Verb
third-person singular present	foresets
present participle	foresetting
past participle	foreset
past	foreset
alternative form	fore-set
Noun
plural	foresets
Adjective
comparative	more foreset
superlative	most foreset

Origin of foreset

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”).

Words formed from foreset

foresetting
foreset bed

Questions about foreset

What does foreset mean?: Foreset means to set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.
What part of speech is foreset?: Foreset can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
What is the past tense of foreset?: The past tense of foreset is foreset.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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