precede

Etymology
From, from , from +.

Pronunciation

 * (only with the pronunciation /pɹəˈsiːd/)
 * (only with the pronunciation /pɹəˈsiːd/)
 * (only with the pronunciation /pɹəˈsiːd/)

Verb

 * 1)  To go before, go in front of.
 * 2)  To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
 * 3) * 1832, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law, Volume 1, page 52
 * It has been usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration communicated to the enemy.
 * 1)  To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
 * 1)  To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
 * 2) * 1832, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law, Volume 1, page 52
 * It has been usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration communicated to the enemy.
 * 1)  To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

Usage notes

 * Not to be confused with.
 * This word is commonly misspelt as.

Synonyms

 * ; see also Thesaurus:precede

Antonyms

 * ; see also Thesaurus:succeed

Translations

 * Arabic: سَبَقَ, سَلَفَ,, تَقَدَّمَ
 * Bulgarian: предшествам
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: předcházet
 * Dutch:, laten voorbijgaan,
 * Esperanto: antaŭiri
 * Finnish: kulkea edellä,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἡγέομαι
 * Indonesian: memasrahkan
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: praecēdō,
 * Occitan:, davantejar
 * Polish:, poprzedzić
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:, претходити
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Turkish: önce gelmek, önce gitmek
 * Ukrainian: передува́ти


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ylittää tärkeydessä, olla tärkeämpi, olla ylempiarvoinen
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:

Noun

 * 1) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

Etymology
, present active infinitive of.

Verb

 * 1) to