precede B2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /pɹɪˈsid/ UK /pɹɪˈsiːd/ See IPA manual Freq #45772 Meanings 1 verb To come or happen before something else in time or order. A short speech preceded the awards ceremony. 2 verb To go in front of someone or something. The guards preceded the king into the hall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to come or happen before... predatecome before 2 verb · to go in front of someone... leadforego More antecede ↔ Opposites succeed Word family Forms precededprecedespreceding Derived forms postcedeprecedableunpreceded Related forms precedenceprecedentprecessprecessionunprecedented Etymology AI details From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō. Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # precede **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pɹɪˈsid/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹɪˈsiːd/ **Frequency rank:** 45772 ## Meanings 1. To come or happen before something else in time or order. 2. To go in front of someone or something. ## Examples - A short speech preceded the awards ceremony. - The guards preceded the king into the hall. ## Synonyms - antecede ## Antonyms - succeed ## Derived Forms - postcede - precedable - unpreceded ## Related Forms - precedence - precedent - precess - precession - unprecedented ## Etymology From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō. ## AI Etymology Precede comes from Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō. In present-day English it covers to come or happen before something else in time or order and to go in front of someone or something. The wider family includes derived forms such as postcede, precedable, unpreceded and related forms such as precedence, precedent, precess, precession. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown