Definitions for precede
prɪˈsidpre·cede

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedateverb

   be earlier in time; go back further

   "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

2. precede, predateverb

   come before

   "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

3. precede, come beforeverb

   be the predecessor of

   "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"

4. precede, leadverb

   move ahead (of others) in time or space

5. precede, preface, premise, introduceverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. precedeverb

   To go before, go in front of.

2. precedeverb

   To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

3. Etymology: Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Precedeverb

   Etymology: præcedo, Lat. preceder, Fr.

   1. To go before in order of time.

   How are we happy, still in fear of harm;
   But harm precedes not sin. John Milton.

   Arius and Pelagius durst provoke,
   To what the centuries preceding spoke: Dryden.

   The ruin of a state is generally preceded by an universal degeneracy of manners and contempt of religion. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To go before according to the adjustment of rank.

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1. precede

   To precede means to come before something or someone else in time, order, rank, or position. It can also refer to leading or introducing an event, action, or process.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Precedeverb

   to go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything

2. Precedeverb

   to go before in place, rank, or importance

3. Precedeverb

   to cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object

4. Etymology: [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. prceder. See Pre-, and Cede.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Precede

   pre-sēd′, v.t. to go before in time, rank, or importance.—v.i. to be before in time, or place. [Fr. précéder—L. præcedĕre—præ, before, cedĕre, go.]

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1. Precede

   Proceed vs. Precede -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Proceed and Precede.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'precede' in Verbs Frequency: #877

Anagrams for precede »

1. creeped

How to pronounce precede?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of precede in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of precede in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of precede in a Sentence

1. A.E. Samaan:

   The claim that Darwin’s theories were at the core of eugenics, the racial science at the core of Nazism, are not new. They are not revisionist history made upon the revelations of the Death Camps. These claims precede The Holocaust by several decades. American and British icons of science, namely Darwin’s relatives and colleagues, were making this claim before Adolf Hitler was even born, and continued to do so on up through the end of WWII.

2. Harry F. Banks:

   Financial rewards follow accomplishment; they don't precede it.

3. Christopher Robin Miller:

   For predicates care I not that precede subjects.

4. Samuel Butler:

   If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

5. Sartaj Aziz:

   It is therefore important that preconditions are not attached to the start of the negotiation process. This we argue will be counterproductive, the threat of use of military action against irreconcilables cannot precede the offer of talks to all the groups.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=precede
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Precede
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=precede
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precede
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=precede