Prelude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈeɪluːd/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛljuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛljuːd/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈeɪluːd/.

Examples

training is a necessary preliminary to employment
drinks were the overture to dinner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preliminary overture

Parts of Speech

noun	something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows “training is a necessary preliminary to employment”
noun	music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
verb	serve as a prelude or opening to
verb	play as a prelude

Word Forms

preliminary	adjective	denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding
prelude	verb	serve as a prelude or opening to
prelude	noun	something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auftakt

etwas, das als vorangehendes Ereignis dient oder das Folgende einleitet

🇫🇷French

prélude

quelque chose qui sert d'événement précédent ou introduit ce qui suit

🇪🇸Spanish

preludio

algo que sirve como un evento precedente o introduce lo que sigue

🇮🇹Italian

preludio

qualcosa che serve da evento precedente o introduce ciò che segue

🇳🇱Dutch

voorspel

iets dat dient als een voorafgaande gebeurtenis of dat het volgende introduceert

🇵🇹Portuguese

prelúdio

algo que serve como um evento anterior ou introduz o que se segue

🇷🇺Russian

прелюдия

нечто, что служит предшествующим событием или представляет последующее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रस्तावना

कुछ ऐसा जो पूर्ववर्ती घटना के रूप में कार्य करता है या जो आगे आता है उसका परिचय देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভূমিকা

এমন কিছু যা একটি পূর্ববর্তী ইভেন্ট হিসাবে কাজ করে বা নিম্নলিখিতটি প্রবর্তন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னுரை

முந்தைய நிகழ்வாக செயல்படும் அல்லது பின்வருவனவற்றை அறிமுகப்படுத்தும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

పల్లవి

మునుపటి ఈవెంట్‌గా ఉపయోగపడే లేదా కింది వాటిని పరిచయం చేసేది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रस्तावना

एखादी गोष्ट जी पूर्वीची घटना म्हणून काम करते किंवा पुढील गोष्टींचा परिचय देते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રસ્તાવના

કંઈક કે જે પૂર્વવર્તી ઘટના તરીકે સેવા આપે છે અથવા પછી શું રજૂ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಘಟನೆಯಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಳಗಿನದನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸುವ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആമുഖം

മുമ്പത്തെ ഒരു സംഭവമായി വർത്തിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇനിപ്പറയുന്നവ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵਨਾ

ਅਜਿਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪਿਛਲੀ ਘਟਨਾ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਕੀ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیش کش

کوئی ایسی چیز جو ایک سابقہ واقعہ کے طور پر کام کرتی ہے یا اس کے بعد کیا متعارف کراتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

序幕

作为前置事件或介绍后续事件的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

プレリュード

先行するイベントとして機能するもの、または後続のイベントを導入するもの

🇰🇷Korean

전주곡

선행 사건의 역할을 하거나 뒤따르는 사건을 소개하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khúc dạo đầu

một cái gì đó phục vụ như một sự kiện trước hoặc giới thiệu những gì tiếp theo

🇹🇭Thai

โหมโรง

สิ่งที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นเหตุการณ์ก่อนหน้าหรือแนะนำสิ่งที่ตามมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendahuluan

sesuatu yang berfungsi sebagai peristiwa sebelumnya atau memperkenalkan peristiwa berikutnya

🇲🇾Malay

pendahuluan

sesuatu yang berfungsi sebagai peristiwa sebelumnya atau memperkenalkan perkara yang berikutnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقدمة

شيء يعمل كحدث سابق أو يقدم ما يلي

🇮🇷Persian

پیش درآمد

چیزی که به عنوان یک رویداد قبلی عمل می کند یا آنچه را که در ادامه می آید معرفی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

başlangıç

Önceki bir olay olarak hizmet eden veya aşağıdakileri tanıtan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַקדָם

משהו שמשמש כאירוע קודם או מציג את מה שאחריו

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The primary meaning of 'prelude' is 'something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows'.

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'prelude' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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