precede[verb]Synonyms: go before, antedate, come first, head, introduce, lead, preface
Antonyms: follow, succeed
Contrasted words: ensue, supervene
Related Words: announce,
foreshadow,
harbinger,
herald,
presage [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pre‧cede AC /prɪˈsiːd/
verb [transitive] formal [
Word Family: verb:
precede;
noun:
precedent;
adjective:
preceding]
[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: précéder, from Latin praecedere 'to go in front']
1. to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series ⇒
preceding:
a type of cloud that precedes rain Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman.2. to go somewhere before someone else:
The guard preceded them down the corridor. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲