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an·te·cede

(ăn′tĭ-sēd′)

tr.v. an·te·ced·ed, an·te·ced·ing, an·te·cedes

To precede.

[Latin antecēdere : ante-, ante- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

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antecede

(ˌæntɪˈsiːd)

(tr) to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede

[C17: from Latin antecēdere, from cēdere to go]

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an•te•cede

(ˌæn təˈsid)

v.t. -ced•ed, -ced•ing.

to go before in time, order, etc.; precede.

[1615–25; < Latin antecēdere. See ante-, cede]

antecede

Past participle: anteceded
Gerund: anteceding

Imperative
antecede
antecede

Present
I antecede
you antecede
he/she/it antecedes
we antecede
you antecede
they antecede

Preterite
I anteceded
you anteceded
he/she/it anteceded
we anteceded
you anteceded
they anteceded

Present Continuous
I am anteceding
you are anteceding
he/she/it is anteceding
we are anteceding
you are anteceding
they are anteceding

Present Perfect
I have anteceded
you have anteceded
he/she/it has anteceded
we have anteceded
you have anteceded
they have anteceded

Past Continuous
I was anteceding
you were anteceding
he/she/it was anteceding
we were anteceding
you were anteceding
they were anteceding

Past Perfect
I had anteceded
you had anteceded
he/she/it had anteceded
we had anteceded
you had anteceded
they had anteceded

Future
I will antecede
you will antecede
he/she/it will antecede
we will antecede
you will antecede
they will antecede

Future Perfect
I will have anteceded
you will have anteceded
he/she/it will have anteceded
we will have anteceded
you will have anteceded
they will have anteceded

Future Continuous
I will be anteceding
you will be anteceding
he/she/it will be anteceding
we will be anteceding
you will be anteceding
they will be anteceding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been anteceding
you have been anteceding
he/she/it has been anteceding
we have been anteceding
you have been anteceding
they have been anteceding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been anteceding
you will have been anteceding
he/she/it will have been anteceding
we will have been anteceding
you will have been anteceding
they will have been anteceding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been anteceding
you had been anteceding
he/she/it had been anteceding
we had been anteceding
you had been anteceding
they had been anteceding

Conditional
I would antecede
you would antecede
he/she/it would antecede
we would antecede
you would antecede
they would antecede

Past Conditional
I would have anteceded
you would have anteceded
he/she/it would have anteceded
we would have anteceded
you would have anteceded
they would have anteceded

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Verb

antecede - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

antedate, forego, precede, predate, forgo

antecede

verb

To come, exist, or occur before in time:

antedate, precede, predate.

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