an·te·cede (ăn′tĭ-sēd′) tr.v. an·te·ced·ed ,
an·te·ced·ing ,
an·te·cedes To precede.
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antecede (ˌæntɪˈsiːd ) vb (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 ]
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antecede Past participle: antecededGerund: antecedingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. antecede - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
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antecede verb To come, exist, or occur before in time:
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