precede

[ pri-seed ]

/ prɪˈsid /

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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.

verb (used without object), pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing.

to go or come before.

noun

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

Words nearby precede

precaution, precautionary, precautionary principle, precautious, precava, precede, precedence, precedency, precedent, precedented, precedential

Origin of precede

1325–75; Middle English preceden < Latin praecēdere. See pre-, cede

OTHER WORDS FROM precede

pre·ced·a·ble, adjectiveun·pre·ced·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH precede

precede proceed

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Examples from the Web for precede

He had a special knife designed to cut the dense loaf, and a ceremony to precede cutting the cake.
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Of course, there are delicate negotiations that precede such an event.
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We see it as an appetizer that could precede a glorious banquet.
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To speak thus is to busy ourselves with things that precede generation.
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Again, in almost all instances there are a number of preliminary shocks that precede the great earthquake shock.
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And he walked across the sitting-room to hold the door open for his mother and her guest to precede him.
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Again, at the door of Room 18, he punctiliously allowed her to precede him.
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Sometimes, however, it is expedient to precede the topic sentence by one or more sentences of introduction or transition.
The Elements of Style|William Strunk

British Dictionary definitions for precede

precede

/ (prɪˈsiːd) /

verb

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

(tr) to preface or introduce

Word Origin for precede

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

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precede

verb (used with object), pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing.

verb (used without object), pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing.

noun

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Origin of precede

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verb

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