precede
/pɹɪˈsiːd/
Meaning
To go before, go in front of.
To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).
To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
To go before, go in front of.
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).
To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
To go before, go in front of.
Examples
Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.
But harm precedes not sin: onely our Foe / Tempting affronts us with his foul esteem / Of our integritie
This is the custom of sending on a basket-woman, who is to precede the pomp at a coronation, and to strew the stage with flowers, before the great personages begin their procession.
An interesting feature in the weeks preceding the diversions was the provision of a road-learning train to familiarise main line drivers with the alternative route.
It has been usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration communicated to the enemy.
Word Forms
precedes
preceding
preceded
præcede
Etymology
From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō.