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verbbe earlier in time; go back further
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verbmove ahead (of others) in time or space
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verbfurnish with a preface or introduction
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verbcome before
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type of: -
verbbe the predecessor of
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Examples of precede
- "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
- "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
- "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
- "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"