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precede
[ pri-seed ]
verb (used with object)
preceded, preceding.
- to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
- to introduce by something preliminary; preface:
to precede one's statement with a qualification.
verb (used without object)
preceded, preceding.
- to go or come before.
noun
- Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.
precede
/ ɪˈː /
verb
- to go or be before (someone or something) in time, place, rank, etc
- tr to preface or introduce
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of precede1
C14: via Old French from Latin ŧ to go before, from prae before + ŧ to move
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Like the four wins that preceded this one, the Dodgers’ performance was far from flawless.
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This was preceded by years and decades of bad habits that collectively have now brought the United States to such a low place.
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But what we can say is that he is trying to return to ideas that preceded the free market.
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Those migrants accounted for around a quarter of all encounters during the pandemic compared to just 7% of all encounters in the preceding fiscal year.
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A midweek match precedes the second Test in Melbourne on 26 July, with the third in Sydney on 2 August.
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