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单词 before-set
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before-setadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: before adv., set adj.1
Etymology: < before adv. + set adj.1 Compare earlier before-set v.
Obsolete. rare.
(a) Set above (b) previously established, proposed.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > front > [adjective] > that lies or is placed in front
before-set1440
obvious1603
obversanta1754
forward1824
Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 28 Beforesette, prefixus.
c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 295 Ensaumple answering to þe first bifore sett case may be þis.
c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 425 Þe firste now bifore sette poynt is trew.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

before-setv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: before adv., set v.1
Etymology: < before adv. + set v.1 Compare before-set adj. Compare earlier foreset v.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To promote, set over.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [verb (transitive)] > raise in prosperity, power, or rank > advance or promote (a person)
advancec1300
vaunce1303
before-seta1382
profera1400
promote1402
prefer1548
engrace1610
to kick (someone) upstairs1678
rocket1931
up1945
fast-track1977
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xvii. 14 In to eche folc of kinde he beforn sette [L. praeposuit] a gouernour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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