different between allot vs foreset

English

Etymology

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?t/
• Rhymes: -?t
• Homophone: a lot

Verb

allot (third-person singular simple present allots, present participle allotting, simple past and past participle allotted)

1. (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
2. (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

Related terms

• allotment

Translations

Anagrams

• all to, atoll

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?alloh(t)/

Verb

allot

1. first-person plural imperative of ii

English

Alternative forms

• fore-set

Etymology

From Middle English foresetten, from Old English f?resettan (“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”).

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. (transitive, dialectal) To ordain; assign; allot in advance.
3. To propose, suggest.

Derived terms

• foresetting

Noun

foreset (plural foresets)

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

Derived terms

• (geology): foreset bed

Adjective

foreset (comparative more foreset, superlative most foreset)

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

Anagrams

• foreste