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verb
- 1. come before (something) in time: "a gun battle had preceded the explosions" Similar Opposite
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PRECEDE definition: 1. to be or go before something or someone in time or space: 2. to be or go before something or…. Learn more.
: to be, go, or come ahead or in front of. 3. : to be earlier than. 4. : to cause to be preceded : preface. intransitive verb. : to go or come before. Synonyms. antecede. antedate. forego. predate. preexist. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of precede in a Sentence.
To precede is to come before. A short speech will precede the dinner. As you walk down the garden path, the bed of roses precedes the holly bush. When marching into the room, the younger kids precede the older ones.
verb (used with object) , pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing. to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time. to introduce by something preliminary; preface: to precede one's statement with a qualification.
Definition of precede verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PRECEDE meaning: 1. to be or go before something or someone in time or space: 2. to be or go before something or…. Learn more.
1. To come, exist, or occur before in time: A lecture preceded the movie. 2. To be in front of or prior to in order: A precedes B in the alphabet. 3. To go in advance of: A marching band preceded the float. 4. To preface; introduce: preceded her lecture with a funny anecdote. v.intr. To be before in time, order, or position.
Definition of 'precede' Word Frequency. precede. (prɪsiːd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense precedes , present participle preceding , past tense, past participle preceded. 1. verb. If one event or period of time precedes another, it happens before it. [formal] Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote.
An adverb may precede the verb. A great analysis was to precede a great synthesis, but it was the synthesis on which Comte's vision was centred from the first. A moral transformation must precede any real advance. Beautiful sunny autumn days precede a cold and often snowy winter.
Definitions of 'precede'. 1. If one event or period of time precedes another, it happens before it. [formal] [...] 2. If you precede someone somewhere, you go in front of them. [formal] [...] 3. A sentence, paragraph, or chapter that precedes another one comes just before it.
