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precede

/pɹɪˈsid/

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What does precede mean?

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).
More meanings (1)

noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/pɹɪˈsid/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/pɹiˈsid//pɹəˈsid/
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Why don’t they grant that the right inclination of the heart toward God through faith in Christ must precede works?
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
The Professor took the key, opened the creaky door, and standing back, politely, but quite unconsciously, motioned me to precede him.
Bram StokerDraculaProject Gutenberg ebook #345
More book examples (3)
He gave us three Indians, who, armed with their machetes, were to precede us, and cut our way through the forest.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
Successively, it requires that each act be balanced with those which precede and come after, so that order of activity is achieved.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
It came, and she had yet heard nothing of her return—nothing even of the going to London, which was to precede her return.
Jane AustenMansfield ParkProject Gutenberg ebook #141