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pre·cede

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.

2.	to introduce by something preliminary; preface: to precede one's statement with a qualification.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to go or come before.

–noun

4.	Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME preceden < L praecédere. See pre-, cede

]

—Related forms

pre·ced·a·ble, adjective

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pre·cede Audio Help   (prĭ-sēd') Pronunciation Key
v.   pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing, pre·cedes

v.   tr.

To come, exist, or occur before in time.
To come before in order or rank; surpass or outrank.
To be in a position in front of; go in advance of.
To preface; introduce: preceded her lecture with a funny anecdote.

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

[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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
precede

1485, "to go before" in rank or importance, from M.Fr. preceder, from L. præcedere "to go before," from præ- "before" + cedere "to go" (see cede). Meaning "to walk in front of" is from 1530; that of "to come before in time" is attested from 1540.

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precede
verb
1.	be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate] [ant: follow]
2.	come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
3.	be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" [ant: come after]
4.	move ahead (of others) in time or space [ant: follow]
5.	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"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
precede [priˈsiːd] verb

to go, happen etc before
Example: She preceded him into the room.

Arabic:	يَسْبِق
Chinese (Simplified):	先于…
Chinese (Traditional):	先於…
Czech:	předejít
Danish:	gå foran; komme før
Dutch:	voorgaan, voorafgaan aan
Estonian:	eespool minema, eelnema
Finnish:	kulkea edellä
French:	précéder
German:	vorausgehen
Greek:	προηγούμαι
Hungarian:	megelőz
Icelandic:	vera, koma, fara á undan
Indonesian:	mendahului
Italian:	precedere

Japanese:	～に先んずる
Korean:	앞서가다, …보다 먼저 발생하다
Latvian:	notikt iepriekš; iet pa priekšu
Lithuanian:	eiti, *atsitikti pirma ko
Norwegian:	gå foran, skje forut for
Polish:	poprzedzać
Portuguese (Brazil):	preceder
Portuguese (Portugal):	anteceder
Romanian:	a preceda
Russian:	быть впереди;предшествовать
Slovak:	predísť
Slovenian:	iti pred kom; zgoditi se pred čim
Spanish:	preceder, anteceder
Swedish:	gå före, föregå
Turkish:	önde gitmek

See also: precedent, precedence, preceding

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Precede

Pre*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Preceding.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr['e]ceder. See Pre-, and Cede.]

1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. "Harm precedes not sin." --Milton.

2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.

3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.]

It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration. --Kent.

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