1. a short introductory section at the beginning of a book, typically written by someone other than the author

Examples

• The famous scientist wrote a foreword for the young author’s debut novel.
• I always read the foreword to understand the book’s background.
• The foreword explained how the research project began.
• Her mentor provided a glowing foreword for the textbook.
• The foreword was only two pages long but very informative.
• Many readers skip the foreword and go straight to chapter one.