precede

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To go before, go in front of.
2. (transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
3. (transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

Noun

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

Synonyms

go before

lead

predate

anticipate

come before

antecede

forego

forestall

preface

introduce

go ahead

advance

pass

go ahead of

antedate

forgo

forerun

former

premise

go on ahead

go in advance

go

first

1st

progress

head

outstrip

begin

prevent

take precedence

take the lead

outdistance

outride

outrun

overstep

overtake

preceding

prefer

prelude

previous

prior

proceed

scout

set aside

set in motion

start

start out

start up

take up

warn

bully off

Translations

précéder

precedere

preceder

preceder

vorangehen

anteceder

voorafgaan

προηγούμαι

vorausgehen

devancer

precedir

voorgaan

anteceder

voorzijn

سبق

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈsiːd/

Etymology

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