usedBefore

P7341
predicate

Indicates that one entity was utilized or applied prior to the use or occurrence of another entity.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
usedBefore canonical 201
previousUse 86
scriptUsedHistorically 51

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usedBefore
Generated description
Indicates that one entity was utilized or applied prior to the use or occurrence of another entity.

Sample triples (377)

Subject Object
puddling process widespread adoption of steelmaking ⓘ
Pound sterling euro (in some European countries, not UK) ⓘ
NCP standardization of TCP/IP ⓘ
Koba adoption of the name Joseph Stalin ⓘ
MBTA Green Line D branch
linked to: MBTA Green Line D branch (nearby stations)
Boston and Albany Railroad Highland branch via predicate surface "previousUseOfRightOfWay" ⓘ
Fedora Linux X.Org Server as default display server via predicate surface "previouslyUsed" ⓘ
The Right Honourable personal name ⓘ
The Right Honourable official title ⓘ
British West Indies dollar modern national currencies of British Caribbean territories ⓘ
New Jersey pound adoption of the U.S. dollar ⓘ
Israeli flag flag of the Zionist movement via predicate surface "preStateUsage" ⓘ
Israeli flag flag of the World Zionist Organization via predicate surface "preStateUsage" ⓘ
Bury Line heavy rail line via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Marathi people Modi script via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
Rigveda none (originally oral, later written in various scripts) via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
Sir given name ⓘ
Sir full name ⓘ
Holy Trinity Monastery rope ladders via predicate surface "previousAccessMethod" ⓘ
Holy Trinity Monastery net and winch system via predicate surface "previousAccessMethod" ⓘ
Madurese Javanese script via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
Madurese Pegon script via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
Stiftsgården, Trondheim private urban mansion via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Rhodesian pound introduction of Rhodesian dollar ⓘ
Palazzo Chigi noble residence via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Palazzo Chigi Austrian embassy in Rome via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Palazzo Chigi seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Abkhazians Cyrillic script via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
Abkhazians Georgian script via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
Abkhazians Latin script via predicate surface "scriptUsedHistorically" ⓘ
Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem Islamic law school via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Bombay Time Indian Standard Time ⓘ
tical
linked to: tical (historical unit)
introduction of modern Thai baht ⓘ
Calcutta Time Indian Standard Time ⓘ
South Carolina pound United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
Altrincham Line heavy rail commuter line via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
NLG adoption of the euro in the Netherlands ⓘ
Luck (Polish) modern Ukrainian form "Lutsk" ⓘ
United States Minister to Spain modern ambassadorial rank ⓘ
Billboard Best Sellers in Stores Billboard Hot 100 introduction ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Rex Italiae modern Italian title "Re d'Italia" ⓘ
Madras Time adoption of Indian Standard Time in southern India ⓘ
RM Deutsche Mark ⓘ
Virginia pound United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
Virginia pound US dollar ⓘ
Maltese lira introduction of the euro in Malta ⓘ
Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) Foxboro Stadium via predicate surface "usedBeforeOpeningOf" ⓘ
Sk euro ⓘ
RV Calypso British Royal Navy minesweeper via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
RV Calypso ferry in Malta via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ
Calypso
linked to: research vessel Calypso
British Royal Navy minesweeper via predicate surface "previousUse" ⓘ