preface
pre fuhs
- n a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- v furnish with a preface or introduction
He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- The book's preface is direct ("Hello"), its dedication straightforward ("To me.
- He did not even keep a diary--"To do so would have inhibited my work," he comments drily in the preface to his autobiography.
- Let me preface this by saying I wouldn't wish it on anybody.