precede
31precede — Synonyms and related words: 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… …
32precede — 01. The government made all kinds of impossible promises in the days [preceding] the election. 02. The administration doesn t want to give the teacher a leave of absence because it could set a [precedent] that they may not want to follow in the… …
33precede — pre|cede W3 [prıˈsi:d] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: précéder, from Latin praecedere to go in front ] 1.) to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series →↑preceding ▪ a type of… …
34precede — pre|cede [ prı sid ] verb transitive ** to happen or exist before another person or thing: The paragraph that precedes this one is unclear. a gray light preceding the rising sun a. to come before someone or something else in a series: Verbs are… …
35precede — pre·cede || ‚prÉªË sɪËd v. go before, come before; be in front, be ahead of; predate, happen before …
36precede — v. a. Go before (in place or in time), go ahead of, take the lead of, be anterior to, take precedence of, lead, introduce, herald, usher in, head …
37precede — verb 1) commercials preceded the movie Syn: go/come before, lead (up) to, pave/prepare the way for, herald, introduce, usher in Ant: follow 2) Catherine preceded him into the studio Syn: go ahe …
38precede — v 1. antecede, come or go before, come first, go ahead of, go in advance; lead, lead the way, head. Inf. head up, front; predate, antedate; presage, anticipate; usher in, herald, introduce. 2. preface, prefix, prelude, premise, prologize …
39precede — pre·cede …
40precede — verb 1) adverts preceded the film Syn: go/come before, lead up to, pave the way for, herald, introduce, usher in 2) Catherine preceded him into the studio Syn: go ahead of, go in front of, lead the way • …