usedBefore

P7341
predicate

Indicates that one entity was utilized or applied prior to the use or occurrence of another entity.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
usedBefore canonical 201
previousUse 86
scriptUsedHistorically 51

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: usedBefore
Generated description
Indicates that one entity was utilized or applied prior to the use or occurrence of another entity.

Sample triples (377)

Subject Object
RHD independence of Zimbabwe ⓘ
RHD renaming of Rhodesia to Zimbabwe ⓘ
Princess of Great Britain formal adoption of the style "Princess of the United Kingdom" ⓘ
Jonkheer personal name ⓘ
Jonkheer family name ⓘ
Dothan Regional Airport military airfield via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
BU introduction of suffix registrations in the UK ⓘ
Maagdenhuis building
surface form: Maagdenhuis
orphanage for Catholic girls via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Maagdenhuis building
surface form: Maagdenhuis
charitable institution via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
ISO/IEC 8859 widespread adoption of Unicode ⓘ
peso boliviano introduction of the current boliviano ⓘ
Christiania 1925 name change to Oslo ⓘ
North Vietnamese đồng monetary unification of Vietnam ⓘ
British Guiana dollar independence of Guyana ⓘ
The Crystal, Royal Victoria Dock, Newham urban sustainability exhibition centre via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
The Crystal, Royal Victoria Dock, Newham conference and events venue via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Flag of the Orange Free State incorporation into the Orange River Colony ⓘ
Aztec pictographic writing Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
Sándor Palace aristocratic residence via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Sándor Palace government offices via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Qusantina modern name Constantine ⓘ
The Heathens renaming of Newton Heath F.C. to Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
South German gulden German mark ⓘ
South German gulden Unification of Germany ⓘ
surface form: German unification
national flag of the Russian Empire flag of Russia ⓘ
surface form: white-blue-red tricolour of Russia
SAP South African rand ⓘ
Natal pound creation of the Union of South Africa via predicate surface "usedBeforeEvent" ⓘ
Transvaal pound South African pound introduction ⓘ
Nernst–Lamp widespread adoption of tungsten filament lamps ⓘ
Freiberg in Mähren establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918 ⓘ
Marbeuf President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt became widely known under his given name
Presidentinlinna merchant’s house via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Presidentinlinna hotel via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Presidentinlinna imperial palace of the Emperor of Russia in Helsinki via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Chiswick House private residence via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Engler system modern phylogenetic classification systems ⓘ
Swaraj flag adoption of the Indian national flag in 1947 ⓘ
Iraqi rupee introduction of Iraqi dinar ⓘ
Tarhuna wa Msalata District 2007 administrative division reform of Libya ⓘ
Rex Romanorum imperial coronation by the pope ⓘ
Carolina pound Pound sterling ⓘ
Carolina pound US dollar ⓘ
surface form: United States dollar
qiran Iranian rial ⓘ
Khas Devanagari script via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
North German thaler introduction of the German mark ⓘ
UAK introduction of the hryvnia ⓘ
Komandarm 1st rank World War II ⓘ
Kassa 20th century ⓘ
Aksum Geʽez script via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
ROL Romanian leu ⓘ
surface form: Romanian currency redenomination of 2005