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- pronunciation:
- pr
sid
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
precedes, preceding, preceded |
| definition 1: |
to come before in time.
January precedes February.Our flight preceded theirs by two hours.Baseball games are usually preceded by the singing of the national anthem.- synonyms:
- antecede, antedate
- antonyms:
- follow, succeed
- similar words:
- predate
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| definition 2: |
to come before in rank, order, or importance.
The captain's command precedes that of the lieutenant.- synonyms:
- antecede
- antonyms:
- follow, succeed
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| related words: |
come |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to occur or go before.
- antonyms:
- follow, succeed
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adverb + (v.)precede
immediately, invariably, normally, often, typically, usually
(v.)precede
+ noun
adjective,
adoption,
announcement,
appearance,
appointment,
arrival,
assault,
assembly,
awareness,
birth,
blast,
bombing,
comet,
dance,
death,
departure,
election,
emergence,
encounter,
entrance,
entry,
eruption,
essay,
essence,
establishment,
explosion,
formation,
hearing,
hurricane,
initiation,
introduction,
invasion,
massacre,
onset,
opening,
outbreak,
passage,
phrase,
preparation,
recession,
revolution,
riot,
screening,
sequence,
visit
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The word precede
contains the following parts:
pre-
Latin
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
preamble, prearrange, precaution, precede, preclude, preconceive, precook, precursor, predate, predetermine, predict, predictable, prediction, preface, prefect, prefer, preferable, preference, prefix, preheat, prejudice, premonition, prescriptible, present1, preside, president
- synonyms:
- pro-2, ante-
- antonyms:
- post-
ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess
Latin
root
that means to go; to go back or yield
Example words:
accede, access, accessible, ancestry, antecede, antecedent, cede, concede, exceed, excess, intercede, precede, precedent, procedure, proceed, process, procession, recede, recession, retrocede, secede, succeed, success
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