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precede
precedeto go before; to preface: precede a statement with a qualification
Not to be confused with:proceed – progress, emanate, ensue; move or go forward; to carry on: proceed to the exitpre·cede P0508800 (prĭ-sēd′)v. pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing, pre·cedes v.tr.1. To come, exist, or occur before in time: A lecture preceded the movie.2. To be in front of or prior to in order: A precedes B in the alphabet.3. To go in advance of: A marching band preceded the float.4. To preface; introduce: preceded her lecture with a funny anecdote.v.intr. To be before in time, order, or position.
[Middle English preceden, from Old French preceder, from Latin praecēdere : prae-, pre- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]precede (prɪˈsiːd) vb1. to go or be before (someone or something) in time, place, rank, etc2. (tr) to preface or introduce[C14: via Old French from Latin praecēdere to go before, from prae before + cēdere to move]pre•cede (prɪˈsid)
v. -ced•ed, -ced•ing. v.t. 1. to go before, as in place, rank, importance, or time. 2. to introduce by something preliminary; preface. v.i. 3. to go or come before. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin praecēdere. See pre-, cede] pre•ced′a•ble, adj. proceed precede1. 'proceed'If you proceed (/prəsiːd/) to do something, you do it after you have finished doing something else. He proceeded to explain.She proceeded to hand over the key to my room.In stories and formal English, if someone proceeds in a particular direction, they go in that direction. He proceeded downstairs....as we were proceeding along Chiswick High Street.2. 'precede'To precede (/prɪsiːd/) an event means to happen before it. Precede is a formal word. The children's dinner was preceded by party games.precede
Past participle: preceded
Gerund: preceding
| Present |
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| I precede | | you precede | | he/she/it precedes | | we precede | | you precede | | they precede |
| Preterite |
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| I preceded | | you preceded | | he/she/it preceded | | we preceded | | you preceded | | they preceded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am preceding | | you are preceding | | he/she/it is preceding | | we are preceding | | you are preceding | | they are preceding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have preceded | | you have preceded | | he/she/it has preceded | | we have preceded | | you have preceded | | they have preceded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was preceding | | you were preceding | | he/she/it was preceding | | we were preceding | | you were preceding | | they were preceding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had preceded | | you had preceded | | he/she/it had preceded | | we had preceded | | you had preceded | | they had preceded |
| Future |
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| I will precede | | you will precede | | he/she/it will precede | | we will precede | | you will precede | | they will precede |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have preceded | | you will have preceded | | he/she/it will have preceded | | we will have preceded | | you will have preceded | | they will have preceded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be preceding | | you will be preceding | | he/she/it will be preceding | | we will be preceding | | you will be preceding | | they will be preceding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been preceding | | you have been preceding | | he/she/it has been preceding | | we have been preceding | | you have been preceding | | they have been preceding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been preceding | | you will have been preceding | | he/she/it will have been preceding | | we will have been preceding | | you will have been preceding | | they will have been preceding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been preceding | | you had been preceding | | he/she/it had been preceding | | we had been preceding | | you had been preceding | | they had been preceding |
| Conditional |
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| I would precede | | you would precede | | he/she/it would precede | | we would precede | | you would precede | | they would precede |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have preceded | | you would have preceded | | he/she/it would have preceded | | we would have preceded | | you would have preceded | | they would have preceded |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  precede - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"antecede, antedate, forego, predate, forgo | | 2. | precede - come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"predatelie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position | | 3. | precede - be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"come beforecome after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" | | 4. | precede - move ahead (of others) in time or spaceleadgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"head, lead - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" | | 5. | precede - 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"preface, premise, introducepreamble - make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal documentprologise, prologize, prologuize - write or speak a prologuesay, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
precedeverb1. go before, introduce, herald, pave the way for, usher in, antedate, antecede, forerun Intensive negotiations preceded the vote.2. go ahead of, lead, head, go before, take precedence Alice preceded them from the room.3. preface, introduce, go before, launch, prefix the information that precedes the paragraph in questionprecedeverb1. To come, exist, or occur before in time:antecede, antedate, predate.2. To begin (something) with preliminary or prefatory material:introduce, lead, preface, usher in.Translationsprecede (priˈsiːd) verb to go, happen etc before. She preceded him into the room. 先於... 先于...precedence (ˈpresidəns) noun (the right of) going before in order of importance etc. This matter is urgent and should be given precedence over others at the moment. 優先(權) 优先（权） ˌprecedent (ˈpresidənt) noun a past action, especially a legal decision, which may act as a guide or rule in the future. 先例 先列preˈceding adjectiveon the preceding page. 在前的 在前的
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Synonyms for precedeverb go beforeSynonyms- go before
- introduce
- herald
- pave the way for
- usher in
- antedate
- antecede
- forerun
verb go ahead ofSynonyms- go ahead of
- lead
- head
- go before
- take precedence
verb prefaceSynonyms- preface
- introduce
- go before
- launch
- prefix
Synonyms for precedeverb to come, exist, or occur before in timeSynonymsverb to begin (something) with preliminary or prefatory materialSynonyms- introduce
- lead
- preface
- usher in
Synonyms for precedeverb be earlier in timeSynonyms- antecede
- antedate
- forego
- predate
- forgo
verb come beforeSynonymsRelated Wordsverb be the predecessor ofSynonymsAntonymsverb move ahead (of others) in time or spaceSynonymsRelated Words- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
- head
- lead
Antonymsverb furnish with a preface or introductionSynonymsRelated Words- preamble
- prologise
- prologize
- prologuize
- say
- state
- tell
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