foreword
- noun
- /ˈfɔːrwɜrd/
- The paperback edition will offer a new foreword by the author that shows how the concept of...
- write a foreword
- book forewords
- a new foreword
And Maya Hawk wrote the foreword, which I'm really excited about.
- And Maya Hawk wrote the foreword, which I'm really excited about.
- He is also the person that asked JD Vance to write the foreword for his book.
- To write the preface and the and a foreword.
- And they asked me to write the foreword for the the new release And and I did that.
- And it begins with a a foreword very short by Arnold Davidson and Danielle Lorenzini.
- I think I wrote the foreword to that book maybe, but it's called Excellence in Parts Work and Parts Therapy.
- Senator Bob Carey wrote a foreword for the book, and you'll see that that's why we have this this upcoming keynote panel.
- But like, the Rock wrote my foreword and he said, I don't normally do these, but you're going to be a voice for the grave for all of us, all of us.
- Tom, you, you gave the foreword in Greg Hardin's book Stay Sane in a Insane World.
Examples
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And, in the interest of full disclosure, Jack wrote the foreword to my 1997 book, Moon Missions.
Blog text (1) -
And I urge you not to neglect the foreword by John Ray Junior.
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I thought, perhaps, I could write the foreword myself.
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A foreword would be lovely.
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I would also like to share a few words from the foreword, written by Glen R. Brown.
Blog text (10) -
Cheryl wrote the foreword to my own book called A Second Chance.
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Ryan Serhant wrote the foreword for that amazing guy.
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And I am honored to have been asked to write a foreword to this major excerpt from Big Bear's Treaty.
Fiction book (2002) -
The book opens with a new foreword by Colonel Alfred M. Worden, USAF
Blog text (26) -
The author thanked her friend for writing the foreword to her new book.
Synonyms
The first part of a book, speech, or essay that explains the topic
A short speech that makes someone known and starts an event
An opening part of a play that explains the story or background
A short introduction at the start of a book, poem, or speech
A short introduction before the main part of a book
A short note at the start of a book that explains its background
An introduction at the start of a book that explains its main ideas
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Morphology
Etymology
The word foreword comes from the parts fore- ('before') and word ('speech' or 'words'). It literally means a 'word before' the book, which is why a foreword is a short introduction at the start, often written by someone other than the author.