precede

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/ 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.

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Origin of precede

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

OTHER WORDS FROM precede

pre·ced·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH precede

precede , proceed

Words nearby precede

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

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|DAILY BEAST
Of course, there are delicate negotiations that precede such an event.
Santorum's Anemic E-Mail Endorsement|Howard Kurtz|May 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
To 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 Sabatini

He 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) Webster
There was something almost ghastly in this terrific silence which could only precede some unnatural tumult.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
It 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

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

precede

Origin of precede

OTHER WORDS FROM precede

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH precede

Words nearby precede

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How to use precede in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for precede

Word Origin for precede