About The Word Precede
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Precede
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What's The Definition Of Precede?
[v] be the predecessor of
[v] move ahead (of others) in time or space [v] come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [v] be earlier in time; go back further Synonyms | Synonyms for Precede: antecede | antedate | come before | forego | lead | predate Related Terms | Find terms related to Precede: announce | antecede | antedate | anticipate | be before | be early | be the bellwether | beacon | blaze the trail | break ground | break the ice | break the trail | come before | come first | create | forerun | foreshadow | front | get ahead of | get before | go ahead of | go before | go in advance | guide | harbinger | have priority | have the start | head | head the line | head the table | head up | herald | initiate | introduce | invent | kick off | lap | lead | lead off | lead the dance | lead the way | light the way | originate | outrank | outstrip | pace | pioneer | play first fiddle | precurse | predate | preexist | presage | proclaim | rank | rank first | rank out | rate | set the pace | spearhead | stand first | star | take precedence | take the initiative | take the lead | take the plunge | usher | usher in See Also | go | head | lie | locomote | move | travel Precede In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preceded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Preceding}.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before
+ cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr['e]ceder. See
{Pre-}, and {Cede}.]
1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with
relation to anything. ``Harm precedes not sin.'' --Milton.
2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.
3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used
with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.]
It is usual to precede hostilities by a public
declaration. --Kent.
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