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I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time.
Frederik Pohl

Meaning of "foreword" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOREWORD

Literal translation of German Vorwort.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FOREWORD

foreword  [ˈfɔːˌwɜːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOREWORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foreword is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOREWORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

foreword

Foreword

A foreword is a piece of writing sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Typically written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the writer of the foreword and the book's primary author or the story the book tells. Later editions of a book sometimes have a new foreword prepended, which might explain in what respects that edition differs from previous ones. When written by the author, the foreword may cover the story of how the book came into being or how the idea for the book was developed, and may include thanks and acknowledgments to people who were helpful to the author during the time of writing. Unlike a preface, a foreword is always signed. Information essential to the main text is generally placed in a set of explanatory notes, or perhaps in an introduction, rather than in the foreword or preface. The pages containing the foreword and preface are typically not numbered as part of the main work, which usually uses Arabic numerals. If the front matter is paginated, it uses lowercase Roman numerals.

Definition of foreword in the English dictionary

The definition of foreword in the dictionary is an introductory statement to a book.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOREWORD


afterword
ˈɑːftəˌwɜːd
ayword
ˈaɪˌwɜːd
backword
ˈbækˌwɜːd
boo-word
ˈbuːˌwɜːd
byword
ˈbaɪˌwɜːd
catchword
ˈkætʃˌwɜːd
codeword
ˈkəʊdˌwɜːd
counterword
ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːd
crossword
ˈkrɒswɜːd
guideword
ˈɡaɪdˌwɜːd
headword
ˈhɛdˌwɜːd
keyword
ˈkiːˌwɜːd
nayword
ˈneɪˌwɜːd
overword
ˈəʊvəˌwɜːd
password
ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd
stopword
ˈstɒpˌwɜːd
swearword
ˈswɛəˌwɜːd
watchword
ˈwɒtʃˌwɜːd
word
wɜːd
word-for-word
ˌwɜːdfəˈwɜːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOREWORD

foretriangle
forever
forevermore
foreverness
forevouched
foreward
forewarn
forewarned is forearmed
forewarner
forewarningly
foreweigh
forewent
forewind
forewing
forewoman
forewomen
foreworn
forex
forex market
foreyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOREWORD

at a word
buzz word
double-edged sword
f-word
in a word
mum´s the word
n-word
of one´s word
operative word
reword
root word
sword
the c-word
the f-word
the last word
the n-word
the sword
the word
word for word
written word

Synonyms and antonyms of foreword in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOREWORD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «foreword» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of foreword

Translation of «foreword» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOREWORD

Find out the translation of foreword to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foreword from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foreword» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

前言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prólogo
570 millions of speakers

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foreword
510 millions of speakers

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प्राक्कथन
380 millions of speakers
ar

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مقدمة
280 millions of speakers

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предисловие
278 millions of speakers

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prefácio
270 millions of speakers

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ভূমিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avant-propos
220 millions of speakers

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Kata pengantar
190 millions of speakers

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Vorwort
180 millions of speakers

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序文
130 millions of speakers

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서문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengantar
85 millions of speakers
vi

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lời tựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னுரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रस्तावना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önsöz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prefazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Przedmowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Передмова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cuvânt înainte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόλογος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foreword

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREWORD»

The term «foreword» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.710 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREWORD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foreword

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QUOTES WITH «FOREWORD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word foreword.
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Frederik Pohl
I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOREWORD»

Discover the use of foreword in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foreword and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jekka's Herb Cookbook: Foreword by Jamie Oliver
With colour photographs throughout, this is a unique and beautiful volume from the UK's foremost authority on herbs.
Jekka McVicar, 2012
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Am I Really a Christian? (Foreword by Kirk Cameron)
Am I Really a Christian? ends with chapters on salvation and the local church. This unique book is written for nominal or new Christians and can be used in personal or small-group study.
Mike McKinley, 2011
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Diana Style: Foreword by Manolo Blahnik
A tribute to the design efforts behind the late princess's public persona traces her transformation from an insecure and unworldly teen to a high-profile icon and the relationship between her private world and fashion choices, in a volume ...
Colin McDowell, 2007
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Think and Grow Rich with Foreword by Lewis Schiff
The 1937 Investing Classic, Think and Grow Rich, updated with a foreword by personal financial expert, Lewis Schiff of ArmchairMillionaire.com
Napoleon Hill, 2005
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Reasons We Believe (Foreword by John MacArthur): 50 Lines of ...
They are searching for clear, concise, and credible answers to both doubts of their own and objections from their unbelieving friends. Nathan Busenitz provides such resources to believers.
Nathan Busenitz, 2008
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Note to Self (Foreword by Sam Storms): The Discipline of ...
Readers will be challenged by the book's direct, personal exhortations to apply the law and the gospel to their own lives. Part of the Re:Lit series.
Joe Thorn, 2011
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Adopted for Life (Foreword by C. J. Mahaney): The Priority ...
Russell D. Moore does not shy away from this call in Adopted for Life, a popular-level, practical manifesto for Christians to adopt children and to help equip other Christian families to do the same.
Russell D. Moore, 2009
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Andretti: text by Mario Andretti ; foreword by Paul Newman ; ...
With an introduction by Paul Newman, here is an exciting, lavishly illustrated tribute to one of the greatest racers of all time.
Mario Andretti, Mark Vancil, 1994
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The Lemon Juice Diet: With a foreword by Dr Marilyn Glenville
The Lemon Juice Diet is a safe, delicious way to get thin quickly using this most magical and most fashionable of ingredients.
Theresa Cheung, 2008
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The Yoga Book A Practical Guide Of Self-Realization Foreword ...
The Yoga Book is a core text - it explains the true meaning of Yoga, and demonstrates the practices and postures of Ashtanga Yoga that will enable the reader to achieve mastery over the mind and body and can eventually lead to Self ...
Stephen Sturgess, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOREWORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foreword is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yes, Virginia, Pope Francis has a strategy underneath the rhetoric …
In 2005, then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina wrote a foreword to a book by a Vatican official from Uruguay named Guzmán ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jul 15»
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Charles Bronson: Notorious jailbird pens letter to fellow criminal …
Stephen was delighted to receive the endorsement from one of the UK's most famous hard nuts, and it will now form part of the foreword to his ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Photographer Søren Solkær Captures Epic Portraits of the World's …
The book features a foreword by the photographer, followed by 240 pages of large portraits of legendary artists and noise-making newcomers. «Complex, Jul 15»
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The Politicians Who Warned Greece—but Were Ignored - WSJ
“I couldn't understand how so many people would want to have so much, to the detriment of the public good,” Mr. Manos wrote in the foreword ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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William Conrad Gibbons, Dogged Writer Who Chronicled Vietnam …
... the foreword to the first volume of the work, “The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships,” ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Zim Asset a failure: Numbers do not lie - Nehanda Radio
The last paragraph, on the foreword of the Zim Asset document, written just above the signature of the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy's Summer Reading List For July 2015
In his foreword, he notes that as late as 1970, almost one in four career Navy pilots died in accidents. "The Right Stuff," he explains, "became a ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
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Bay View features descendent of Booker T. Washingtonand …
... American to be published October 2015 (Authors: John Stauffer, Zoe Trodd, Celeste-Marie Bernier with a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ... «Petoskey News-Review, Jul 15»
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Moving Forward: Job fair for employers - Chico Enterprise-Record
The book was a winner in the Great Northwest Book Festival and bronze medalist in the Foreword INDIEFAB book of the Year Awards. «Chico Enterprise-Record, Jul 15»
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Eduardo Sicangco's 'Showgirls': From Broadway to Bacolod …
Jim Luigs, in his foreword to Sicangco's show, writes: “But perhaps his original influence—based on his own testimony–was the work of the ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

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