 precede |
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| 1. | [ verb ] be earlier in time; go back further | |
| Synonyms: | forego antedate antecede predate | |
| Examples: | "Stone tools precede bronze tools" |
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| Related terms: | postdate precedent antecedent priority | |
| 2. | [ verb ] come before | |
| Synonyms: | predate | |
| Examples: | "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" |
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| Related terms: | lie lie precession | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be the predecessor of | |
| Synonyms: | come_before | |
| Examples: | "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" |
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| Related terms: | succeed predecessor precession | |
| 4. | [ verb ] move ahead (of others) in time or space | |
| Synonyms: | lead | |
| Related terms: | follow travel lead precession | |
| 5. | [ verb ] furnish with a preface or introduction | |
| Synonyms: | preface introduce premise | |
| Examples: | "She always precedes her lectures with a joke" "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" |
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| Related terms: | state preamble prologize foreword | |
| Similar spelling: |
precedent precedency precedence priced proceed procedure preceding Procter pricket proceeds Prickett Prichett pressed preside Priester price_tag practise practice |
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