| Main Entry: | get at |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mean, intend |
Synonyms: |
aim, hint, imply, lead up to, purpose, suggest |
| Main Entry: | preface |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | introduce |
Synonyms: |
begin, commence, launch, lead, lead up to, open, precede, prefix, usher |
| Notes: | the foreword is written by someone other than the author; the preface is written by the author or editor preface and foreword were once considered the same (Latin praefari 'speak before,' Germanic/Anglo-Saxon vorwort 'preface') but now preface is written by the author and foreword by someone else |
Antonyms: |
conclude, end, finish |