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pre·cede  (pr-sd)

v. pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing, pre·cedes

v.tr.

1. To come, exist, or occur before in time.

2. To come before in order or rank; surpass or outrank.

3. To be in a position in front of; go in advance of.

4. To preface; introduce: preceded her lecture with a funny anecdote.

v.intr.

To come or go before in time, order, rank, or position.

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

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precede

Verb

[-ceding, -ceded] to go or be before (someone or something) in time, place, or rank [Latin praecedere]

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

2. go ahead of, lead, head, go before, take precedence

3. preface, introduce, go before, launch, prefix

Translations

precede [prɪˈsiːd] vt, vi → preceder

precede [prɪˈsiːd] vt, vi → précéder

precede [prɪˈsiːd] vt [+ event] → vorausgehen +dat [+ person]; vorangehen +dat [words, sentences] → vorangestellt sein +dat

precede [prɪˈsiːd] vt, vi → precedere

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precede

v precede [priˈsiːd]

to go, happen etc before She preceded him into the room. gaan vooraf يَسْبِق предхождам předejít gå foran; komme før vorausgehen προηγούμαι preceder, anteceder eespool minema, eelnema مقدم بودن kulkea edellä 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 앞서가다, ...보다 먼저 발생하다 eiti/atsitikti pirma ko notikt iepriekš; iet pa priekšu mendahului voorgaan, voorafgaan aan gå foran, skje forut for poprzedzać 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...

n precedence [ˈpresidəns]

(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 přednost fortrinsret der Vorrang προτεραιότητα precedencia, prioridad eesõigus ارجحیت etusija préséance, priorité קְדִימוּת पूर्ववर्तिता prioritet,prednost elsőbbség hak didahulukan forgangur precedenza, priorità 優先 상위; 우선(권) pirmenybė, viršenybė prioritāte; priekšroka keutamaan voorrang forrang pierwszeństwo precedência prioritate; întâietate первоочерёдность prednosť prednost prioritet företräde การมีลำดับเหนือกว่า öncelik 優先(權) першість; перевага پيش روي، سبقت quyền ưu tiên 优先（权）

n ˌprecedent [ˈpresidənt]

a past action, especially a legal decision, which may act as a guide or rule in the future. presedent سابِقَه предишен precedens præcedens der Präzedenzfall προηγούμενο precedente pretsedent روال؛ رویه ennakkopäätös précédent תַּקדִים पूर्ववर्ती, मिसाल predhodan,koji ima prednost precedens preseden fordæmi precedente 先例 선례; ?법률? 판례(判例) precedentas precedents duluan precedent presedens precedens precedente precedent прецедент precedens precedens presedan prejudikat ขนบธรรมเนียมหรือประเพณีที่มีมาก่อน örnek 先列 прецедент نظير، نمونہ có tính mẫu mực 先列

adj preˈceding

on the preceding page. voorafgaande سابِق преден předcházející forudgående vorhergehend προηγούμενος precedente, anterior eelnev قبلی؛ مقدم edellinen précédent קוֹדֵם पूर्व, वूर्वगामी predhodan,prijašnji (meg)előző terdahulu undanfarandi precedente 前の 앞의 pirma einantis/įvykęs, ankstesnis iepriekšējais sebelumnya voorafgaand forrige, foregående poprzedzający, poprzedni anterior precedent предыдущий predchádzajúci predhoden prethodni föregående, förra ที่มาก่อน önceki 在前的 попередній; такий, що йде попереду سابق phía trước 在前的