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Detailed Synonyms for precede in English

precede:

to precede verb (precedes, preceded, preceding)

  1. to precede
    to precede; to go before
    • precede verb (precedes, preceded, preceding)
    • go before verb (goes before, went before, going before)
  2. to precede
    – furnish with a preface or introduction 1
    to premise; to precede; to introduce; to preface
    – furnish with a preface or introduction 1
    • premise verb (premises, premised, premising)
    • precede verb (precedes, preceded, preceding)
      • She always precedes her lectures with a joke1
    • introduce verb (introduces, introduced, introducing)
    • preface verb (prefaces, prefaced, prefacing)
      • He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution1
  3. to precede
    – move ahead (of others) in time or space 1
    to lead; to precede
    – move ahead (of others) in time or space 1
    • lead verb (leads, led, leading)
    • precede verb (precedes, preceded, preceding)
  4. to precede
    – be the predecessor of 1
    to precede; come before
    – be the predecessor of 1
    • precede verb (precedes, preceded, preceding)
      • Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands1
  5. to precede
    – come before 1
    to precede; predate
    – come before 1
    • precede verb (precedes, preceded, preceding)
      • Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify1
    • predate verb
  6. to precede
    – be earlier in time; go back further 1
    to precede; predate; antedate; forgo; antecede; forego
    – be earlier in time; go back further 1

Conjugations for precede:

present
  1. precede
  2. precede
  3. precedes
  4. precede
  5. precede
  6. precede
simple past
  1. preceded
  2. preceded
  3. preceded
  4. preceded
  5. preceded
  6. preceded
present perfect
  1. have preceded
  2. have preceded
  3. has preceded
  4. have preceded
  5. have preceded
  6. have preceded
past continuous
  1. was preceding
  2. were preceding
  3. was preceding
  4. were preceding
  5. were preceding
  6. were preceding
future
  1. shall precede
  2. will precede
  3. will precede
  4. shall precede
  5. will precede
  6. will precede
continuous present
  1. am preceding
  2. are preceding
  3. is preceding
  4. are preceding
  5. are preceding
  6. are preceding
subjunctive
  1. be preceded
  2. be preceded
  3. be preceded
  4. be preceded
  5. be preceded
  6. be preceded
diverse
  1. precede!
  2. let's precede!
  3. preceded
  4. preceding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "precede":

  1. furnish with a preface or introduction1
    • She always precedes her lectures with a joke1
  2. move ahead (of others) in time or space1
  3. be the predecessor of1
    • Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands1
  4. come before1
    • Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify1
  5. be earlier in time; go back further1
    • Stone tools precede bronze tools1