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[ pri-see-ding ] / prɪˈsi dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR preceding ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page. Origin of precedingFirst recorded in 1485–95; precede + -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR precedingforegoing, prior, former, earlier. SEE SYNONYMS FOR preceding ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR precedingsucceeding, following. SEE ANTONYMS FOR preceding ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby precedingprecedence, precedency, precedent, precedented, precedential, preceding, precent, precentor, precentral area, precentral cerebellar vein, precentral gyrus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for precedingFor weeks preceding the bash, Hitch refuses to have anything to do with it. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST But there is always a preceding generation, or an idealized time in our personal histories. De Robertis, a New York Great, Bids Farewell|Lizzie Crocker|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Think about that for a second if after the preceding paragraph you remain convinced of the infallibility of our system. For Ricky Jackson, a Just Verdict—But 39 Years Too Late|Cliff Schecter|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST McEwan novels often have formally dazzling conclusions that recast the meaning of the preceding story. Ian McEwan's New Novel Keeps Life at Arm's Length|Nick Romeo|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of the teams in the quarterfinals, Colombia had had only 20 shots on goal in the preceding stages. Brazil and Colombia Bring the Ugly Game|Tunku Varadarajan|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The rain of the preceding evening had besides so softened the ground that it would not well retain an impression. The Knickerbocker, or The New-York Monthly Magazine, December 1843|Various They were greatly and justly exasperated by an outrage inflicted upon them by a preceding party of United States recruits. Christopher Carson|John S. C. Abbott During the three days preceding the 18th Brumaire every one was at his post. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne Some of the causes that worked this change in his character have been intimated in the course of the preceding pages. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. I. (of VI.)|Thomas Moore This is a consequence of what has been explained in the preceding chapter. A Treatise on Painting|Leonardo Da Vinci
British Dictionary definitions for preceding
adjective(prenominal) going or coming before; former Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to precedingprior, introductory, previous, head, lead, leading, foregoing, forward, pioneer, front, pioneering, aforesaid, ahead of, antecedent, anterior, before, erstwhile, former, heretofore, other |