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foresetting

foresetting is the present participle and gerund of foreset.

Meaning of foreset

Verb

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

  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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Questions about foresetting

What is foresetting the present participle and gerund of?
Foresetting is the present participle and gerund of foreset.

Words near foresetting in the dictionary

  1. foresentenced
  2. foresentences
  3. foresentencing
  4. foreset
  5. foresets
  6. foresetting
  7. foresex
  8. foreshadow
  9. foreshadowed
  10. foreshadowedst
  11. foreshadower

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