precede
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.
to go or come before.
Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.
Origin of precede
1Other words from precede
- pre·ced·a·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with precede
- precede , proceed
Words Nearby precede
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How to use precede in a sentence
He had a special knife designed to cut the dense loaf, and a ceremony to precede cutting the cake.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf course, there are delicate negotiations that precede such an event.
We see it as an appetizer that could precede a glorious banquet.
If Wall Street Repents, Can Main Street Forgive? | Jacki Zehner, Katharine Rhodes Henderson | November 21, 2009 | THE DAILY BEASTTo the invitation to precede him she readily responded, and, with a bow to the Seneschal, she began to walk across the apartment.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe made way for her to precede him in the narrow wood path, and then silently followed her up the glen.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
As causes precede effects, the causal order and the time order generally coincide.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThere was something almost ghastly in this terrific silence which could only precede some unnatural tumult.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamIt was only on the first landing that the servant stood aside with the tray to allow me to precede her.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for precede
/ (prɪˈsiːd) /
to go or be before (someone or something) in time, place, rank, etc
(tr) to preface or introduce
Origin of precede
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