Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to preface
Participle: prefaced
Gerund: prefacing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | preface |
| you | preface |
| he;she;it | prefaces |
| we | preface |
| you | preface |
| they | preface |
Perfect
| I | have prefaced |
| you | have prefaced |
| he;she;it | has prefaced |
| we | have prefaced |
| you | have prefaced |
| they | have prefaced |
Past
| I | prefaced |
| you | prefaced |
| he;she;it | prefaced |
| we | prefaced |
| you | prefaced |
| they | prefaced |
Pluperfect
| I | had prefaced |
| you | had prefaced |
| he;she;it | had prefaced |
| we | had prefaced |
| you | had prefaced |
| they | had prefaced |
Future
| I | will preface |
| you | will preface |
| he;she;it | will preface |
| we | will preface |
| you | will preface |
| they | will preface |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prefaced |
| you | will have prefaced |
| he;she;it | will have prefaced |
| we | will have prefaced |
| you | will have prefaced |
| they | will have prefaced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | preface |
| you | preface |
| he;she;it | preface |
| we | preface |
| you | preface |
| they | preface |
Perfect
| I | have prefaced |
| you | have prefaced |
| he;she;it | have prefaced |
| we | have prefaced |
| you | have prefaced |
| they | have prefaced |
Imperfect
| I | prefaced |
| you | prefaced |
| he;she;it | prefaced |
| we | prefaced |
| you | prefaced |
| they | prefaced |
Pluperfect
| I | had prefaced |
| you | had prefaced |
| he;she;it | had prefaced |
| we | had prefaced |
| you | had prefaced |
| they | had prefaced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would preface |
| you | would preface |
| he;she;it | would preface |
| we | would preface |
| you | would preface |
| they | would preface |
Perfect
| I | would have prefaced |
| you | would have prefaced |
| he;she;it | would have prefaced |
| we | would have prefaced |
| you | would have prefaced |
| they | would have prefaced |
Imperative
| you | preface |
| we | Let's preface |
| you | preface |
Verbs conjugated like 'preface'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'preface'
pieface,
præface,
preace,
prefade,
reface,
deface,
peace,
preach,
preact,
prease,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1386, from O.Fr.
preface (14c.), from M.L.
prefatia, from L.
præfatio "fore-speaking, introduction, prologue," from
præfatus, pp. of
præfari "to say beforehand," from
præ- "before" +
fari "speak" (see fame). The verb is 1616, from the noun.
2. Late 14th century, from Middle English preface, prefas, from Old French preface (from which derives the modern French préface), from Medieval Latin prefātia, for classical Latin praefātiō (“a saying beforehand”), from praefor (“to speak beforehand”), from prae- (“beforehand”) + for (“to speak”). See: Latin '
praefātiō'.
Sample Sentences
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Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well.
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to preface a book