Dictionary | 5 Results
#1 precede v. [predate, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate] be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools". wn
#2 precede v. [predate] come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify". wn
#3 precede v. [come before] be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands". wn
#4 precede v. [lead] move ahead (of others) in time or space. wn
#5 precede v. [preface, premise, introduce] 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". wn
#2 precede v. [predate] come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify". wn
#3 precede v. [come before] be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands". wn
#4 precede v. [lead] move ahead (of others) in time or space. wn
#5 precede v. [preface, premise, introduce] 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". wn
