precede
verb (used with object)
to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
will precede
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future tenseof precede.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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A six-fight undercard, including a heavyweight interim title bout between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane, will precede the main event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
OpenAI President Brockman, another early co-founder, will precede him on the witness stand.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The bill signing will precede 4 July American Independence Day fireworks and a military picnic attended by the pilots who recently flew into Iran to try to dismantle three nuclear sites.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
Bank Stadium on Monday night, there should be no assuming that a retreat to the pocket will precede a pass in the air.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
Some scientists think that when expansion is followed by contraction, when the spectra of distant galaxies are all blue-shifted, causality will be inverted and effects will precede causes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
