foreword en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔɹwɝd/ (Canada, US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɔːwɜːd/ (UK)
- /ˈfɔɹwɚd/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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An 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).
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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Antonyms
epilogue · endspeech · last word · conclusion · back matter · endsay · afterword · epilogue · afterword · endsay · last word · conclusion · endsay · postamble · postamble · postamble · afterword · conclusion · epilogue
Coordinates
prolusion · protasis · lede · foretale · lead-in · isagoge · exordium · foretalk · preamble · introduction · preface · prolegomenon · intro · prologue · proem · prologue · preface · lead · introduction · preamble · proemium
Holonyms
publication · front matter · book · prelims
Hypernyms
Relateds
forward · protatic · prefatory · preliminary · prelude · introductory · protactic
Synonyms
foreword · foretale · forespeech · foretalk
Translations (76)
sv förord (an introductory section) · gl limiar (an introductory section) · vi lời nói đầu (an introductory section) · hi प्रकाशकीय (an introductory section) · hi हर्फ़-ए-आग़ाज़ (an introductory section) · de Vorwort (an introductory section) · hi भूमिका (an introductory section) · gl prefacio (an introductory section) · nl voorwoord (an introductory section) · eo antaŭparolo (an introductory section) · pl przedmowa (an introductory section) · hi प्राक्कथन (an introductory section) · id prakata (an introductory section) · kk алғы сөз (an introductory section) · hi आमुख (an introductory section) · kn ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ (an introductory section) · sh predgovor (an introductory section) · cs předmluva (an introductory section) · fi alkusanat (an introductory section) · de Vorrede (an introductory section) · cmn 序 (an introductory section) · ba инеш һүҙ (an introductory section) · es prefacio (an introductory section) · mi kupu whakataki (an introductory section) · da fortale (an introductory section) · fr avant-propos (an introductory section) · hi प्रस्तावना (an introductory section) · kk алғысөз (an introductory section) · lt pratarmė (an introductory section) · fi esipuhe (an introductory section) · it prefazione (an introductory section) · id kata pengantar (an introductory section) · uk передмова (an introductory section) · cmn 前言 (an introductory section) · bg предговор (an introductory section) · pl przedsłowie (an introductory section) · tl bungadsabi (an introductory section) · bg предисловие (an introductory section) · ro cuvânt înainte (an introductory section) · no forord (an introductory section) · da forord (an introductory section) · izh toimitussana (an introductory section) · hi पेश-लफ़्ज़ (an introductory section) · ceb pasiuna (an introductory section) · mk предговор (an introductory section) · tl paunang salita (an introductory section) · nl inleiding (an introductory section) · bg предислов (an introductory section) · lv priekšvārds (an introductory section) · hy առաջաբան (an introductory section) · hi अवतरणिका (an introductory section) · sk predhovor (an introductory section) · ru предисло́вие (an introductory section) · gd ro-ràdh (an introductory section) · kk кіріспе (an introductory section) · no fortale (an introductory section) · et eessõna (an introductory section) · liv eḑḑisõnā (an introductory section) · cy rhagair (an introductory section) · ca pròleg (an introductory section) · is formáli (an introductory section) · vi lời tựa (an introductory section) · hu előszó (an introductory section) · izh esisana (an introductory section) · ga réamhrá (an introductory section) · izh alkujutto (an introductory section) · sk predslov (an introductory section) · ba баш һүҙ (an introductory section) · el πρόλογος (an introductory section) · fi esisana (an introductory section) · hi दो शब्द (an introductory section) · ug مۇقەددىمە (an introductory section) · is forspjall (an introductory section) · kne panangiam-ammo (an introductory section) · hi दीबाचा (an introductory section) · pt prefácio (an introductory section)