Origin: Latin
prefix pre-
Precede has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Noun
1
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
Verb
1
be earlier in time; go back further
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
2
come before
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
3
be the predecessor of
"Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
4
move ahead (of others) in time or space
5
furnish with a preface or introduction
"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
"He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
6
To go before, go in front of.
Example Sentences
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
verb
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
verb
"Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
verb
"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
verb
"He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
verb
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