Foreword Meaning
/ˈfɔːwɜːd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).
Sentence Examples
This dictionary has a preface, not a foreword.
A book without a foreword is like a body without a soul.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The author thanked the expert for writing the ____ to his book.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The influential professor wrote an insightful ____ for the new edition of the classic textbook.
Word Origin & History
Morphologically fore- + word. Calque of German Vorwort, itself a calque of Latin praefatio (“preface”). Cognate with German Low German Vörwoord (“foreword”), Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”), West Frisian foarwurd (“foreword”), Danish forord (“preface; proviso”), Swedish förord (“foreword”). Compare also Old English forword, foreword (“proviso; condition”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He closes the foreword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - and passes the buck onto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately."
— 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 44:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The author thanked the expert for writing the ____ to his book.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The influential professor wrote an insightful ____ for the new edition of the classic textbook.