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

At the end of the fifth Test against Australia, it emerged Harry Brook was punched by a nightclub bouncer in Wellington on the white-ball tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes.

From BBC

As with stocks, what went up the most in the months preceding the war fell the most as investors pulled back.

From The Wall Street Journal

But a rise in crude prices has also preceded nearly every recession in the past half-century.

From Barron's

Saturday's show precedes an 82-date world tour expected to deliver a major economic boost at home and abroad.

From Barron's

Citrini’s essay ends with a line that deserves more attention than the doom that preceded it: “The canary is still alive.”

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• anticipate
• foreshadow
• predate
• presage