Dictionary

precede en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹiːˈsiːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹɪˈsiːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹɪˈsid/ (General-American)
• /pɹiˈsid/ (General-American)
• /pɹəˈsiːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹəˈsid/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).

Forms

precede en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /pɹiːˈsiːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹɪˈsiːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹɪˈsid/ (General-American)
• /pɹiˈsid/ (General-American)
• /pɹəˈsiːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹəˈsid/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To go before, go in front of.
   • But harm precedes not sin: onely our Foe / Tempting affronts us with his foul esteem / Of our integritie 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.
   • An interesting feature in the weeks preceding the diversions was the provision of a road-learning train to familiarise main line drivers with the alternative route. 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 102:
   • This is the custom of sending on a basket-woman, who is to precede the pomp at a coronation, and to strew the stage with flowers, before the great personages begin their procession. 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter I, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book IV:
2. (transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
   • It has been usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration communicated to the enemy. 1832, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law, Volume 1, page 52
3. (transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

Forms

Antonyms

succeed (antonym(s) of)

Deriveds

unpreceded · precedable · postcede

Hyponyms

pioneer · predate

Relateds

precedent · precedence · precess · unprecedented · precession

Synonyms

forego (go before) · antecede · come before · precede

Translations (52)

hu megelőz (have higher rank than) · bg превъзхождам (have higher rank than) · he קָדַם (go before, go in front of) · fi ylittää tärkeydessä (have higher rank than) · bg предшествам (go before, go in front of) · id memasrahkan (go before, go in front of) · tr önce gitmek (go before, go in front of) · sw kutangulia (go before, go in front of) · nl voorafgaan (go before, go in front of) · fi olla tärkeämpi (have higher rank than) · de kommen vor (go before, go in front of) · nl laten voorbijgaan (go before, go in front of) · oc davantejar (go before, go in front of) · pt preceder (have higher rank than) · it precedere (go before, go in front of) · ar سَلَفَ (go before, go in front of) · fr précéder (go before, go in front of) · pl poprzedzać (go before, go in front of) · la praeveniō (go before, go in front of) · ca precedir (go before, go in front of) · ru предше́ствовать (go before, go in front of) · pt preceder (go before, go in front of) · cs předcházet (go before, go in front of) · fa پیشرفتن (go before, go in front of) · pt anteceder (go before, go in front of) · fr précéder (have higher rank than) · ar قَدَمَ (go before, go in front of) · fi edeltää (go before, go in front of) · ja 先んずる (go before, go in front of) · eo antaŭiri (go before, go in front of) · es antepasar (desus.) (go before, go in front of) · oc precedir (go before, go in front of) · nl passen (go before, go in front of) · el προηγούμαι (go before, go in front of) · es preceder (go before, go in front of) · tr önce gelmek (go before, go in front of) · sh претходити (go before, go in front of) · ar تَقَدَّمَ (go before, go in front of) · fi kulkea edellä (go before, go in front of) · de vorangehen (go before, go in front of) · de rangieren vor (have higher rank than) · de vorausgehen (go before, go in front of) · fi olla ylempiarvoinen (have higher rank than) · pl poprzedzić (go before, go in front of) · ro preceda (go before, go in front of) · la praecēdō (go before, go in front of) · grc ἡγέομαι (go before, go in front of) · ru превосходи́ть (have higher rank than) · uk передува́ти (go before, go in front of) · ro preceda (have higher rank than) · sh prethoditi (go before, go in front of) · ar سَبَقَ (go before, go in front of)