foreword
Americannoun
noun
Synonym Usage
See introduction.
Etymology
Origin of foreword
Explanation
Many students tend to skip the foreword at the beginning of a long novel, or go back and read it later. Use the noun foreword for an introduction that comes at the start of a book. A foreword is usually written by someone other than the author and it gives information about the critical reception of the book, personal history of the author, or some other extra detail of interest to the reader. The word foreword combines fore, "before, or first" and word, and it's closely connected to the German word for "preface," Vorwort.
Vocabulary lists containing foreword
Power Prefix: fore-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: fore-
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Example Sentences
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Part of the Foreword says: Here in the UK we have a powerful, innovative space sector, inspiring and improving lives, and bringing in billions to our economy every year.
From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2015
Foreword by “Dawgfather” James, who passed away in October.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2013
We decided to go to publishers with a pretty extensive pitch document as well as the Foreword and Chapter 1 with the margin notes written in.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2013
Our recent coffee-table non-fiction study of protected habitat worldwide, "Sanctuary: Global Oases of Innocence," with a Foreword by Her Majesty the Fourth Queen of Bhutan, and nearly 900 color photographs, can be sampled at: www.sanctuary-thebook.org.
From Forbes • Oct. 3, 2011
For a further explanation, see page ix of the Foreword.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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