precede

American  

[pri-seed] / prɪˈsid /

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.

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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 British  

/ prɪˈsiːd /

verb

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

2. (tr) to preface or introduce

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Other Word Forms

• precedable adjective

Etymology

Origin of precede

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

Example Sentences

The roots of American slavery precede early modern European thought and extend back to Greece and Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of the other 16, twelve were preceded by large pullbacks in the S&P500, of more that 10%, within the year leading up to election day, and the other saw pullbacks of less than 10%.

From MarketWatch

But the good news for stocks is that “historically, profit margins have shown a strong positive correlation with fiscal deficits, with a roughly one-year lead — higher deficits tend to precede higher margins,” they say.

From MarketWatch

The only occasions under Stokes and McCullum when training periods have been longer were on pre-tour camps, like those preceding trips to India and Pakistan.

From BBC

In the second half, an early 20th century oddball fantasia for four violas by British composer/violist York Bowen was preceded a gripping performance of the First Sextet.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anticipate
• foreshadow
• predate
• presage