precede

[pri-seed]

verb (used with object)

preceded, preceding 

1. to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.

2. to introduce by something preliminary; preface.

   to precede one's statement with a qualification.

verb (used without object)

preceded, preceding 

1. to go or come before.

noun

1. Journalism.,  copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.

precede

/ prɪˈsiːd /

verb

1. to go or be before (someone or something) in time, place, rank, etc

2. (tr) to preface or introduce

Other Word Forms

• precedable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of precede¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English preceden, from Latin praecēdere; pre-, cede

Word History and Origins

Origin of precede¹

C14: via Old French from Latin praecēdere to go before, from prae before + cēdere to move

Example Sentences

Turner was preceded in death by both of his parents and two of his siblings.

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Those pundits — including Kirk himself in the moments preceding his killing — have falsely claimed that trans people are responsible for the majority of mass shootings.

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The 15 top vote-getters advance to a second round, where, in order to vote, an academy member must watch all the shortlisted films, a rule that preceded this year’s similar mandate for all Oscar categories.

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If England and the rest wanted to look at where they need to be in order to become contenders, the three-match series between India and Australia which preceded the World Cup provided just that.

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If you wind back seven years to 2018, England had won only one of the preceding half-dozen Six Nations.

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Related Words

• anticipate 
• foreshadow 
• predate 
• presage