precede

precede

to 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 exit

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pre·cede

 (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.

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[Middle English preceden, from Old French preceder, from Latin praecēdere : prae-, pre- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

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precede

(prɪˈsiːd)

vb

1. to go or be before (someone or something) in time, place, rank, etc

2. (tr) to preface or introduce

[C14: via Old French from Latin praecēdere to go before, from prae before + cēdere to move]

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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.

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proceed

– precede

1. '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.

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precede

Past participle: preceded
Gerund: preceding

Imperative

precede

precede

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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" predate lie - 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 before come 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 space lead go, 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, introduce preamble - make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document prologise, prologize, prologuize - write or speak a prologue say, 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"

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precede

verb

1. 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 question

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precede

verb

1. 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.

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Translations

يَسْبِق

předejít

gå forankomme før

vorausgehen

antecederpreceder

précéderpréveniravancer

vera/koma/fara á undan

precedereprecorrereprecedenteprecedenza

atsitikti pirma koeiti pirma kopirma einantispirma įvykęsprecedentas

iet pa priekšunotikt iepriekš

gå foranskje forut for

предшествовать

predísť

biti pred komzgoditi se pred čim

önde gitmek

先于...

precede

[prɪˈsiːd] VT (in space, time, rank) → preceder, anteceder
he let me precede him through the door → me dejó pasar por la puerta a mí primero
the concert was preceded by a talk → el concierto vino precedido de una charla
his reputation had preceded him → su reputación jugaba en contra de él
for a month preceding this → durante un mes anterior a esto

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precede

[prɪˈsiːd]

vt

(= happen before) → précéder
to be preceded by sth → être précédé par qch
The earthquake was preceded by several smaller tremors → Le tremblement de terre a été précédé par plusieurs secousses plus petites.

(= be the predecessor of) → précéder

(= go in front of) → précéder

(= come before) [paragraph, sentence, chapter] → précéder

vi → précéder

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precede

vt (in order, time) → vorangehen (+dat); (in importance) → gehen vor (+dat); (in rank) → stehen über (+dat); for the month preceding this → den (ganzen) Monat davor; to precede a lecture with a joke → einem Vortrag einen Witz vorausschicken

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precede

[prɪˈsiːd] vt (in space, time) → precedere
he preceded me as chairman of the Society → è stato il mio predecessore nella presidenza della Società

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precede

(priˈsiːd) verb

to go, happen etc before. She preceded him into the room. gaan vooraf يَسْبِق предхождам preceder předejít vorausgehen gå foran; komme før προηγούμαιpreceder, anteceder eespool minema, eelnema مقدم بودن edeltää précéder לְהַקְדִים, לָבוֹא לִפנֵי से पहले आना या घटित होना predhoditi, imati prednost megelőz mendahului vera/koma/fara á undan precedere ～に先んずる 선행하다 eiti/atsitikti pirma ko notikt iepriekš; iet pa priekšu mendahului voorgaan, voorafgaan aan gå foran, skje forut for poprzedzać مخكى اوسيدل anteceder a preceda быть впереди; предшествовать predísť iti pred kom; zgoditi se pred čim ići ispred gå före, föregå อยู่ข้างหน้า önde gitmek 先於... бути попереду سبقت کرنا đi trước 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. rangvolgorde أسْبَقِيَّه، أولَوِيَّه، حَق التَقَدُّم предимcтво precedência přednost der Vorrang fortrinsret προτεραιότηταprecedencia, prioridad eesõigus ارجحیت etusija préséance, priorité קְדִימוּת पूर्ववर्तिता prioritet, prednost elsőbbség hak didahulukan forgangur precedenza, priorità 優先 우선순위 pirmenybė, viršenybė prioritāte; priekšroka keutamaan voorrangforrangpierwszeństwo ارجحيت، ترجيح، وړاندى والى precedência prioritate; întâietate первоочерёдность prednosť prednost prioritet företräde การมีลำดับเหนือกว่า öncelik 優先(權) першість; перевага پيش روي، سبقت quyền ưu tiên 优先（权）

ˌprecedent (ˈpresidənt) noun

a past action, especially a legal decision, which may act as a guide or rule in the future. presedent سابِقَه предишен precedente precedens der Präzedenzfall præcedens προηγούμενοprecedente pretsedent روال؛ رویه ennakkotapaus précédentתקדים पूर्ववर्ती, मिसाल predhodan, koji ima prednost precedens preseden fordæmi precedente 先例 전례 precedentas precedents duluan precedentpresedens precedens عادت، رويه precedente precedent прецдент precedens precedens presedan prejudikat ขนบธรรมเนียมหรือประเพณีที่มีมาก่อน örnek 先例 прецедент نظير، نمونہ có tính mẫu mực 先列

preˈceding adjective

on the preceding page. voorafgaande سابِق преден anterior předcházející vorhergehend forudgående προηγούμενοςprecedente, anterior eelnev قبلی؛ مقدم edellinen précédentקודם पूर्व, वूर्वगामी predhodan, prijašnji (meg)előző terdahulu undanfarandi precedente 前の 선행하는 pirma einantis/įvykęs, ankstesnis iepriekšējais sebelumnya voorafgaandforrige, foregåendepoprzedzający, poprzedni مخكى نى، مقدم anterior precedent предыдущий predchádzajúci predhoden prethodni föregående, förra ที่มาก่อน önceki 在前的 попередній; такий, що йде попереду سابق phía trước 在前的

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precede

v. preceder, anteceder, anteponer.

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