Definition as Noun

Definition as Noun

• orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

Definition as Verb

• cause to move forward
• bring forward for consideration

Definition as Verb

• advance

• call up

• advance, approach, feeler

• preliminary, prelude

• "Can you move the car seat forward?"

• "The case was called up in court"

• "she rejected his advances"

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

• Bring Forward vs advance
• Bring Forward vs call up
• Bring Forward vs approach
• Bring Forward vs feeler
• Bring Forward vs preliminary
• Bring Forward vs prelude

• Overture vs advance
• Overture vs call up
• Overture vs approach
• Overture vs feeler
• Overture vs preliminary
• Overture vs prelude