foreword

[ fawr-wurd, -werd, fohr- ]

noun

1. a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.

foreword

/ ˈfɔːˌwɜːd /

noun

1. an introductory statement to a book

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreword¹

First recorded in 1835–45; fore- + word

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreword¹

C19: literal translation of German Vorwort

Synonym Study

See introduction.

Example Sentences

He wrote the foreword to a dystopian French climate-focused analysis called “Convergence of Catastrophes,” which predicts an era of unprecedented migration and political destabilization.

From Salon

Roberts was also set to publish a book this fall that is a shorter, more readable version of the Project 2025 playbook, complete with a foreword by Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.

From Salon

Vance’s foreword in “Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America” was noted last month when product details appeared on Amazon.

From Salon

A year after the movie came out, though, the script was released in book form with a foreword Ephron wrote to clarify her position on that question.

From Salon

His podcast’s title – “Mea Culpa” – gestures at a reckoning with his crimes, and he acknowledged in the foreword to his 2020 memoir that some people see him as “the least reliable narrator on the planet.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• preamble
• preface
• prologue