precede
verb (used with object)
to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
am preceding
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present progressiveof precede (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am not following you sir; I am preceding you."
From Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar by Jules Verne
