transitive. To come before, anticipate. rare.

transitive. To go before in time; to happen or exist before; to be earlier than. Also intransitive.

To be the precursor of (a future event, etc.).

To precede, come or happen immediately before, in order of time; to lead up to. (Cf. 7c.)

transitive. To be the eve (eve, n.2 2a) of (a specified day); to immediately precede.

to usher in (see also 1). = sense 2d.

To go back in date beyond. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To come before; to prevent.

transitive. To come before in date; to precede in time.

transitive. To precede in time, order, or position; to be an antecedent of.

trans. To occur earlier than, precede. rare.

transitive. To act as a precursor to; to herald (something). Also intransitive: to act as a precursor.

transitive. To precede in date, to belong to an earlier date than; = antedate, v. 5.

transitive. To be a precursor to; to run or occur before; to herald, portend.