preludeTo

P20431
predicate

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

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All labels observed (25)

Label Occurrences
preludeTo canonical 20
prefiguredBy 15
prelude 8

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: preludeTo
Generated description
Indicates that one event, action, or state occurs earlier and serves as an introduction or lead-in to another.

Sample triples (94)

Subject Object
Battle of Naseby Parliamentarian advance into the West Country ⓘ
Battle of Naseby siege and capture of Bristol (1645) ⓘ
Battle of Naseby collapse of Royalist resistance in much of England ⓘ
the Seven Bowls
surface form: Seven Bowls
Seven Trumpets via predicate surface "prefiguredBy" ⓘ
the Seven Bowls
surface form: Seven Bowls
Seven Seals via predicate surface "prefiguredBy" ⓘ
Temple of the Dog Pearl Jam via predicate surface "prefiguredBand" ⓘ
Ramadan suhoor via predicate surface "preDawnMeal" ⓘ
October 1974 United Kingdom general election Labour Party (UK) via predicate surface "beforeParty" ⓘ
Rumble in the Jungle Zaire 74 music festival via predicate surface "preFightEvent" ⓘ
Battle of Bennington Battle of Freeman's Farm ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Freeman’s Farm)
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
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
Muppet*Vision 3D Muppet laboratory and backstage antics via predicate surface "preShow" ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Stories of Jacob Stories of Abraham via predicate surface "precedesNarrativeCycle" ⓘ
Descent of the Holy Spirit Old Testament theophanies of fire and wind via predicate surface "prefiguredBy" ⓘ
La hojarasca One Hundred Years of Solitude via predicate surface "precedesInMacondoCycle" ⓘ
December 1910 United Kingdom general election Liberal Party (UK) via predicate surface "beforeParty" ⓘ
Western Conference Second Round Western Conference Final via predicate surface "stageBefore" ⓘ
Indian Forest Service Examination Civil Services Examination via predicate surface "usesPrelimsOf" ⓘ
surface form: Civil Services Examination (Preliminary)
Raid on Cadiz (1587) Spanish Armada ⓘ
surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)
Battle of Ampfing Battle of Hohenlinden ⓘ
Konstantin Sergeevich Mereschkowsky mitochondrial endosymbiosis via predicate surface "conceptPrefigured" ⓘ
Konstantin Sergeevich Mereschkowsky plastid endosymbiosis via predicate surface "conceptPrefigured" ⓘ
Bekaa Valley air battles Israeli ground operations in Lebanon in 1982 ⓘ
King Kaolie of Chu reigned before Qin dynasty unified China via predicate surface "preUnificationContext" ⓘ
Russian occupation of the Danubian Principalities in 1853 Crimean War ⓘ
Meeting Across the River Jungleland via predicate surface "isPreludeTo" ⓘ
Dred Scott earlier Missouri freedom suits via predicate surface "prefiguredBy" ⓘ
Rise of the Galactic Empire Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace via predicate surface "foreshadowedIn" ⓘ
Back to Basics Tour The Liberation Tour via predicate surface "precedesTour" ⓘ
Treaty of Nikolsburg Peace of Prague via predicate surface "preliminaryTo" ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Prague (1866)
Football War mass expulsion and flight of Salvadoran migrants from Honduras via predicate surface "prelude" ⓘ
Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande Szene am Bach via predicate surface "precedesMovement" ⓘ
Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande Scene by the brook via predicate surface "precedesMovement" ⓘ
Pump Tour Get a Grip Tour via predicate surface "precedesTour" ⓘ
final chase of Moby Dick Ahab’s vow of revenge via predicate surface "prefiguredBy" ⓘ
Battle of Hattin Saladin’s invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1187 via predicate surface "prelude" ⓘ
Battle of Hattin Crusader defeat at the Battle of Cresson via predicate surface "prelude" ⓘ
Battle of Hattin truce violations by Raynald of Châtillon via predicate surface "prelude" ⓘ
Expédition d’Irlande Irish Rebellion of 1798 via predicate surface "précède" ⓘ
surface form: Rébellion irlandaise de 1798
Battle of Najera
surface form: Battle of Nájera
English and Gascon forces marched through Navarre via predicate surface "prelude" ⓘ
Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania Second Punic War ⓘ
Battle of Karnal (1739) Nader Shah’s entry into Delhi ⓘ
Battle of Karnal (1739) Treaty arrangements forcing Mughal indemnities ⓘ
Battle of Karnal Sack of Delhi (1739) ⓘ
surface form: sack of Delhi (1739)
Battle of Karnal Treaty between Nader Shah and Muhammad Shah ⓘ
Crossbarry Ambush intensified British counter-insurgency operations in West Cork via predicate surface "prelude" ⓘ
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals via predicate surface "stageBefore" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals