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to preamble

8.0

To give a short introduction before a speech or document

verb
/ˈpriːˌæmbəl/

Formal

: prefaciar

We could even think up, before looking down to see what choices are offered, various pairs that satisfied the analogy: introduction: manual, for instance, or prologue: play, either of which gives us written texts in a relation to each other analogous to preamble: statute.

Examples

Before presenting the report, she decided to preamble her findings with a summary of the research.
I did preamble by saying I can only speak for myself with absolute certitude about this phrase.

Blog text (18)
And we did that as a preamble to writing any code.
A lot of like really getting like really preambling and doing these things.
His poor judgment will always precede and preamble any glory he might have otherwise earned.

Blog text (1)
The lawyer had to preamble the contract with a brief explanation of its terms.
To clarify the main points, he began to preamble his speech with some background information.

Synonyms

to introduce

vsto preamble

178 2.1

To begin a talk, book, or event with a short opening

is tied to formal documents rather than general event openings

to preface

vsto preamble

21 4.9

To begin a speech or piece of writing with a short statement

is used for formal statements and documents rather than general writing

to prelude

vsto preamble

1 6.0

To come before and introduce something larger

is mainly for formal statements and documents not any preceding event

How Introductory

to preamble

Formal

8.0

to preface

21 4.9

to introduce

178 2.1

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

preamble infinitive

preambled past

preambled past participle

preambling present participle

preambles third person singular

Etymology

The verb preamble comes from parts meaning 'before' (pre-) and 'to walk' (like amble). So to preamble is to give a short introduction that 'walks before' the main speech or document.