foreword

noun

fore·​word ˈfȯr-(ˌ)wərd 

: prefatory comments (as for a book) especially when written by someone other than the author

Synonyms

• exordium
• intro
• introduction
• preamble
• preface
• prelude
• proem
• prologue
• prolog
• prolusion

Examples of foreword in a Sentence

the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2018, her first project as an official member of the royal family was the foreword to a recipe book with west London’s Hubb Community Kitchen, a group of women displaced by the Grenfell fire, enabling them to continue cooking together for survivors twice a week in the aftermath of the tragedy. —Mina Holland, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025

Pick up the 50th anniversary edition with a new foreword that explains what Watergate means today. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024

The book, assembled and co-authored by longtime Boston television and radio hosts Billy Costa and Jenny Johnson, has a foreword written by Mark Wahlberg, and includes dishes from chefs including Lydia Shire, Michael Schlow, Ken Oringer, Jodi Adams, Tiffani Faison, Steve DiFillippo and Jason Santos. —Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 14 Nov. 2024

That was Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes — who wrote the foreword to Rosen's book. —Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

foreword

noun

fore·​word ˈfōr-(ˌ)wərd 

ˈfȯr-

: preface entry 1