precede
verb OPAL W
/prɪˈsiːd/
/prɪˈsiːd/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they precede | /prɪˈsiːd/ /prɪˈsiːd/ |
| he / she / it precedes | /prɪˈsiːdz/ /prɪˈsiːdz/ |
| past simple preceded | /prɪˈsiːdɪd/ /prɪˈsiːdɪd/ |
| past participle preceded | /prɪˈsiːdɪd/ /prɪˈsiːdɪd/ |
| -ing form preceding | /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ |
- precede somebody/something to happen before something or come before something/somebody in order
- the years preceding the war
- His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation.
- She preceded me in the job.
- in the moments which immediately preceded the earthquake
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- immediately
- generally
- …
- precede somebody + adv./prep. to go in front of somebody
- She preceded him out of the room.
- precede something with something to do or say something to introduce something else
- She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French preceder, from Latin praecedere, from prae ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’.