precede

prɪˈsiːd

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of precede - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

physical positiongo in front of someone or something

She preceded him into the room.

herald

lead

pave the way

sequencecome before in time or order

The meeting will precede the lunch.

antecede

lead

hierarchy

Rare

have higher rank or importance

Rare

In the army, a captain precedes a lieutenant.

outweigh

surpass

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Expressions with precede

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precede with caution

go before carefully

The guide asked us to precede with caution on the narrow path.

Origin of precede

Latin, prae (before) + cedere (to go)

Terms with precede included in their meaning

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come before

sequence

precede in time or order

beat someone to it

precede

do something before someone else does

it is darkest before the dawn

exp.

proverb

difficult times often precede improvement or recovery

forego

come before

precede in place or time

Polish notation

arithmetic

notation where operators precede operands

antecede

sequence

precede in order or position

Lukasiewicz notation

mathematics

notation where operators precede operands in expressions

prefix notation

mathematics

notation where operators precede their operands

Examples of precede in a sentence

A warm-up act preceded the concert.
A prologue will precede the main text.
The appetizer will precede the main course.
Seniority in the company means that a manager precedes a supervisor.
Tradition dictates that the host precedes the guests into the dining room.

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French:précéder, anticiper, ...
German:vorangehen, vorausgehen, ...
Italian:precedere, essere superiore, ...
Spanish:preceder, tener prioridad sobre, ...
Portuguese:preceder, estar acima de, ...
Chinese:走在, 先于, ...
Japanese:先行する, 前に行われる, ...
Arabic:سَبَقَ, تقدَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקְדִּים, לָבוֹא לִפְנֵי, ...
Russian:предшествовать, идти перед, ...
Ukrainian:випереджати, бути вищим за рангом, ...
Hindi:आगे-आगे जाना, पहले होना, ...
Bengali:আগে যাওয়া, আগে হওয়া, ...
Catalan:precedir, avançar-se a, ...
Czech:předcházet, být před, ...
Danish:gå foran, gå forud for, ...
Dutch:voorafgaan, voorgaan, ...
Greek:προπορεύομαι, υπερέχω, ...
Hungarian:megelőzni, elé kerülni, ...
Khmer:ដើរនាំមុខ, កើតមានមុន, ...
Korean:앞서다, 먼저 오다, ...
Persian:پیشاپیش رفتن, پیش از چیزی آمدن, ...
Polish:poprzedzać, przewyższać, ...
Portuguese (BR):preceder, anteceder, ...
Romanian:a preceda, a avea prioritate, ...
Swedish:gå före, föregå, ...
Thai:นำหน้า, มาก่อน, ...
Turkish:önünden gitmek, önce gelmek, ...
Vietnamese:đi trước, diễn ra trước, ...

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precautionary principle

precava

precede with caution

preceded

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