Meaning

1 senses

  1. To speak or write a preamble; to provide a preliminary statement or set of remarks.

More definitions
  • make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I'll plunge into the matter without further preamble.

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  2. Tom can recite the preamble to the U.S. Constitution from heart.

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Origin

From Middle English preamble, from Old French preambule (French préambule), from Medieval

From Middle English preamble, from Old French preambule (French préambule), from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from praeambulō (“to walk before”).

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Forms

preambles, preambling, preambled, preambled
Base formpreamble · to preamble
3rd person singularpreambles
Present participlepreambling
Past simplepreambled
Past participlepreambled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypreamble
he, she, itpreambles

Past simpleLesson

all personspreambled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave preambled
he, she, ithas preambled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill preamble

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
preachC1preacherC1prearrangeprecariousprecaution
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