preludeTo

P20431 predicate

Indicates that one event, action, or state occurs earlier and serves as an introduction or lead-in to another.

Observed surface forms (8)

  • prefiguredBy ×2
  • preparatoryFor ×2
  • beforeParty ×1
  • preBattleEvent ×1
  • preDawnMeal ×1
  • preFightEvent ×1
  • preShow ×1
  • prefiguredBand ×1

Sample triples (15)

Subject Object
Battle of Bennington Battle of Freeman's Farm
surface form: First Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Freeman’s Farm)
Battle of Naseby Parliamentarian advance into the West Country
Battle of Naseby collapse of Royalist resistance in much of England
Battle of Naseby siege and capture of Bristol (1645)
Battle of Tippecanoe Tecumseh's efforts to build a Native American confederacy via predicate surface "preBattleEvent"
Deccan wars against Bijapur full Mughal control over much of the Deccan
London preparatory meetings on International Trade Organization United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment in Havana via predicate surface "preparatoryFor"
surface form: Havana Conference on Trade and Employment
London preparatory meetings on International Trade Organization United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment in Havana via predicate surface "preparatoryFor"
surface form: United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment
Muppet*Vision 3D Muppet laboratory and backstage antics via predicate surface "preShow"
October 1974 United Kingdom general election Labour Party (UK) via predicate surface "beforeParty"
Ramadan suhoor via predicate surface "preDawnMeal"
Rumble in the Jungle Zaire 74 music festival via predicate surface "preFightEvent"
the Seven Bowls
surface form: Seven Bowls
Seven Seals via predicate surface "prefiguredBy"
the Seven Bowls
surface form: Seven Bowls
Seven Trumpets via predicate surface "prefiguredBy"
Temple of the Dog Pearl Jam via predicate surface "prefiguredBand"