v. t. | 1. | To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. |
2. | To go before in place, rank, or importance. | |
3. | To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; - used with by or with before the instrumental object. |
Verb | 1. | precede - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" |
2. | precede - come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" Synonyms: predate | |
3. | precede - be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" Synonyms: come before Antonyms: come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" | |
4. | precede - move ahead (of others) in time or space Synonyms: lead Antonyms: follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" | |
5. | precede - furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" |