verb
- served as a prelude to; introduced or preceded
Usage: past tense of prelude
Examples
- The quiet morning preluded a day of intense activity.
- Her brief speech preluded the main presentation.
- The economic downturn was preluded by several warning signs.
- A gentle rain preluded the thunderstorm.
- The overture preluded the opera beautifully.
- His nervous laughter preluded bad news.