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English verb: precede | |||
| 1. | precede (stative) be earlier in time; go back further | ||
| Samples | Stone tools precede bronze tools. | ||
| Synonyms | antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, predate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Antonyms | postdate, follow | ||
| 2. | precede (stative) come before | ||
| Samples | Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify. | ||
| Synonyms | predate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| 3. | precede (social) be the predecessor of | ||
| Samples | Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands. | ||
| Synonyms | come before | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Antonyms | come after, succeed, follow | ||
| 4. | precede (motion) move ahead (of others) in time or space | ||
| Synonyms | lead | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | head, lead | ||
| Antonyms | follow | ||
| 5. | precede (communication) furnish with a preface or introduction | ||
| Samples | She always precedes her lectures with a joke. He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution. | ||
| Synonyms | introduce, preface, premise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | preamble, prologise, prologize, prologuize | ||
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