preceded

[pri-see-did]

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of precede.

Other Word Forms

• unpreceded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of preceded¹

First recorded in 1400–50; preced(e) ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for simple past tense; preced(e) ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for past participle

Example Sentences

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%.

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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.

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Notably, however, Therrien’s digital rumination on the hazards embedded within unquestioning cultures preceded his fellow artist’s by more than a decade.

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Over the past 20 years, a strong start on the Monday prior to Thanksgiving overwhelmingly preceded gains for the rest of the week.

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Over the past 20 years, a strong start on the Monday prior to Thanksgiving overwhelmingly preceded gains for the rest of the week.

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Related Words

• anticipate 
• foreshadow 
• predate 
• presage