precede

Meaning

Verb

1. To go before, go in front of.
2. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
3. 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

store away

strike up

be ahead of

die before someone

be first

go in front

lead up

ahead of

beat

be promoted

commence

conduct

direct

draw away

embark

embark on

exceed

face off

foredate

forward

front

future

get going

get started

go beyond

go forward

inaugurate

in front of

initiate

launch

lead off

leave behind

obviate

open

open up

originate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈsiːd/

Etymology

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