precede

[pri-seed]

verb (used with object)

preceded, preceding 

1. to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.

2. to introduce by something preliminary; preface.

   to precede one's statement with a qualification.

verb (used without object)

preceded, preceding 

1. to go or come before.

noun

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

precede

/ prɪˈsiːd /

verb

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

2. (tr) to preface or introduce

Other Word Forms

• precedable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of precede¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of precede¹

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

Example Sentences

The author was born into a traditional nuclear family: father Carl was an entomologist and mother Margaret a dietitian/nutritionist; her brother Harold preceded her, and sister Ruth arrived a dozen years later.

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He saw the Industrial Revolution unleashing “more massive and colossal productive forces than have all preceding generations together” in “scarce one hundred years.”

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The chief of another NGO, which had received a formal notice preceding suspension, told AFP that the situation was "anxiety-provoking".

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The program launched in 2019, preceded by an earlier “standard” iteration that required the voucher donor to name a voucher holder who had some form of kidney impairment.

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The trade data will be preceded by inflation figures for October that will likely show an uptick in price growth.

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Related Words

• anticipate 
• foreshadow 
• predate 
• presage