precede
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pre·cede
(prĭ-sēd') 
v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes. v.tr.
To come or go before in time, order, rank, or position.
v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes. v.tr.
- To come, exist, or occur before in time.
- To come before in order or rank; surpass or outrank.
- To be in a position in front of; go in advance of.
- To preface; introduce: preceded her lecture with a funny anecdote.
To come or go before in time, order, rank, or position.
[Middle English preceden, from Old French preceder, from Latin praecēdere : prae-, pre- + cēdere, to go.]
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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precede, proceed
Note that precede, meaning 'to go before' is spelt -cede, whereas proceed, meaning 'to go ahead', is spelt -ceed.
| pre-, practice, practise, practically | |
| precedence, precedent, preciosity, preciousness, precipitate, precipitous |
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Antonyms by Answers.com:
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precede
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Definition: go ahead of in space, time, order
Antonyms: follow, go after, succeed
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IN BRIEF: To go or come before in time, order, or rank.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
— Stephen Covey
Tutor's tip: A word that is similar to "precede" which means to go before is"proceed" which means to begin,.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gå forud for, have forrang for
v. intr. - komme først
Nederlands (Dutch)
voorafgaan aan, voorrang hebben, prioriteit genieten
Français (French)
v. tr. - précéder
v. intr. - précéder, pré-exister
Deutsch (German)
v. - rangieren vor, vorangehen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προηγούμαι, προπορεύομαι
Italiano (Italian)
avere la precedenza, precedere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - preceder
Русский (Russian)
предшествовать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - preceder, anteceder a
v. intr. - preceder, anteceder a
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gå framför, föregå, inleda, komma före
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...之前, 较...优先, 优于, 处在前面, 领先
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 在...之前, 較...優先, 優於
v. intr. - 處在前面, 領先
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에선행하다, ~에앞서다
v. intr. - 앞서다, 선행하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 先に立つ, 先んずる, 上席に着く, 前に置く, 先立つ, 先行する, 優先する
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הקדים
v. intr. - קדם, הלך לפני, בא לפני
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