precede

Definition

Examples

A short introduction will precede the main presentation.

Word Family

Synonyms

• antedatebe earlier in time; go back further
• prefacea short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
• herald(formal) a person who announces important news

Collocations

• Easy precede the main meal with soup
  to precede the main meal with soup, meaning to be earlier in time; go back further
• Medium events that preceded the signing of the agreement
  describing events that preceded the signing of the agreement (something that happens at a given place and time)
• Hard unprecedented turbulence preceded the market collapse
  describing unprecedented turbulence preceded the market collapse (having no precedent; novel)
• Very Hard let wisdom precede every hasty corporate action
  to let wisdom precede every hasty corporate action, meaning to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen