Prelude (Verb)
Meaning 1
Serve as a prelude or opening to.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The fireworks display will serve as a prelude to the main concert tonight.
- A brief introduction by the host will prelude the award ceremony this evening.
- Her graduate studies at Harvard preluded a successful career in law.
- A piano melody is often used to prelude the main theme of the symphony.
- The parade was designed to prelude the start of the summer festival.
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Meaning 2
Play as a prelude.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Jazz music fills the air as it plays a prelude to tonight's highly anticipated rock concert.
- The classic opera piece plays a prelude to a modern Ballet performance showcasing the blending of styles.
- A gentle piano ballad played a prelude to the emotional reading from her diary.
- The orchestra's delicate movement played a prelude to the revealing of a grand, multi-level cake for the couple's 50th anniversary.
- Young Tim tried out his flute by playing a simple melody, which played a prelude to his true calling as a virtuoso musician.