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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb precede has 5 senses

• precede(v = verb.stative) antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, predate - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
Derived forms noun precedence₂, noun precedency₂, noun precedent₁, adjective precedent₁, noun precession₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• precede(v = verb.stative) predate - come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
is one way to lie
Derived forms noun precedent₄, adjective precedent₁, noun precession₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• precede(v = verb.social) come before - be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
Derived forms noun precedence₃, noun precession₂, noun predecessor₁
Antonym: succeed
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

• precede(v = verb.motion) lead - move ahead (of others) in time or space; Array
is one way to go, locomote, move, travel
Antonym: follow
Derived form noun precedency₃
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

• precede(v = verb.communication) introduce, preface, premise - 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"
is one way to say, state, tell
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

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THESAURUS

precede

announce, antecede, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early, be the bellwether, beacon, blaze the trail, break ground, break the ice, break the trail, come before, come first, create, forerun, foreshadow, front, get ahead of, get before, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, guide, harbinger, have priority, have the start, head, head the line, head the table, head up, herald, initiate, introduce, invent, kick off, lap, lead, lead off, lead the dance, lead the way, light the way, originate, outrank, outstrip, pace, pioneer, play first fiddle, precurse, predate, preexist, presage, proclaim, rank, rank first, rank out, rate, set the pace, spearhead, stand first, star, take precedence, take the initiative, take the lead, take the plunge, usher, usher in

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precede

Superiority

VB be superior, exceed, excel, transcend, outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod, pass, surpass, get ahead of, over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch, top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, beat hollow, outstrip, eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint, have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, play first fiddle, preponderate, predominate, prevail, precede, take precedence, come first, come to a head, culminate, beat all others, bear the palm, break the record, take the cake, become larger, render larger.

Precedence

VB precede, come before, come first, head, lead, take the lead, lead the way, lead the dance, be in the vanguard, introduce, usher in, have the pas, set the fashion, open the ball, take precedence, have precedence, have the start, place before, prefix, premise, prelude, preface.

Priority

VB precede, come before, forerun, go before, preexist, dawn, presage, herald, usher in, be beforehand, steal a march upon, anticipate, forestall, have the start, gain the start.

Precession

VB go before, go ahead, go in the van, go in advance, precede, forerun, usher in, introduce, herald, head, take the lead, lead the way, lead the dance, get the start, have the start, steal a march, get before, get ahead, get in front of, outstrip, take precedence.

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