precede
Use Precede in a sentence
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.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
precede
late 15c., "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 1520s; that of "to come before in time" is attested from 1530s. Related: Preceding.
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Example sentences
Even some of the quadrupedal tracks show signs of short front limbs—an adaptation that can precede a more upright posture.
His main concern is inflation-hence his insistence that structural reform must precede any other action.
Now the toys often precede the programs, whose scripts are conceived of as promotional tools.
Your introduction should immediately precede a speaker.
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