preface
pref|ace /pr'efɪs/ (prefaces prefacing prefaced)
1 [N-COUNT]
A preface is an introduction at the beginning of a book, which explains what the book is about or why it was written.
= foreword
2 [VERB] V n with n, V n by -ing
If you preface an action or speech with something else, you do or say this other thing first.
I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare...
The president prefaced his remarks by saying he has supported unemployment benefits all along.
1 [N-COUNT]
A preface is an introduction at the beginning of a book, which explains what the book is about or why it was written.
= foreword
2 [VERB] V n with n, V n by -ing
If you preface an action or speech with something else, you do or say this other thing first.
I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare...
The president prefaced his remarks by saying he has supported unemployment benefits all along.