precede
/prɪsˈid/
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Definitions
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be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
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come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
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be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan''s husbands"
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move ahead (of others) in time or space
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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"