How to pronounce "precede"

• "precede" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "precede"

Verb

be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

Synonyms:

• predate
• precede
• forego
• forgo
• antecede
• antedate

Verb

come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

Synonyms:

• precede
• predate

Verb

be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"

Synonyms:

• precede
• come before

Verb

move ahead (of others) in time or space

Synonyms:

• precede
• lead

Verb

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"

Synonyms:

• precede
• preface
• premise
• introduce