Associations to the word «Precede»

Wiktionary

PRECEDE, verb. (transitive) To go before, go in front of.
PRECEDE, verb. (intransitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
PRECEDE, verb. (transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
PRECEDE, noun. Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

Dictionary definition

PRECEDE, verb. Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools".
PRECEDE, verb. Come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify".
PRECEDE, verb. Be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands".
PRECEDE, verb. Move ahead (of others) in time or space.
PRECEDE, verb. 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".

Wise words

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Mohandas Gandhi