predate
verb (used with object)
to date before the actual time; antedate.
have predated
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present perfectof predate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Podchaser’s library may have predated Chella, but it takes a human to monitor such a system, coach people on how to contribute to it, and identify ways it could be better.
From The Verge ● Jan. 18, 2022
Unfortunately, because its theory seems to have predated, and been awaiting, this moment, it takes a great amount of jamming to fit Lind’s peg into the hole of the present situation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2020
From somewhere outside his ordered study, I got the impression that her understanding may have predated his.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2016
Matthew also had injuries that may have predated Ms. Woodward’s joining the Eappen family in Newton, outside Boston.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2015
The following entry from the Salon Haiku Contest, seems to have predated popular use of the term: Windows NT crashed.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
