precede

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to come or happen before... predate come before

2 verb · to go in front of someone... lead forego

More antecede

Opposites

succeed

Word family

Forms precededprecedespreceding

Derived forms postcedeprecedableunpreceded

Related forms precedence precedentprecessprecession unprecedented

Etymology

From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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