precede
[pri-seed]
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
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Examples from the Web for precede
Contemporary Examples of precede
He had a special knife designed to cut the dense loaf, and a ceremony to precede cutting the cake.
Of 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
Historical Examples of precede
She motioned to Dick to precede her, and he obeyed, like a man in a dream.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
This passage, I say, is inserted to explain the words of Moses which precede it.
A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II]Benedict of Spinoza
All the petitions which precede it are included in this last one.
An Explanation of Luther's Small CatechismJoseph Stump
I opened the gate for him, but he stood aside, refusing to precede me.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
The sentences that precede that quoted by Sir Martin are Greek in tendency.
Albert DurerT. Sturge Moore
precede
verb
Word Origin for precede
C14: via Old French from Latin praecēdere to go before, from prae before + cēdere to move
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