prelude
noun
a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
have preluded
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present perfectof prelude.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Not for gold, not for much fine gold would he have preluded her approach with any warning.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Charles Dana Gibson
