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precede
verb
furnish with a preface or introduction
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pɹəˈsiːd
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verb
furnish with a preface or introduction
“She always precedes her lectures with a joke”
verb
move ahead (of others) in time or space
verb
be the predecessor of
“Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands”
verb
come before
“Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”
verb
be earlier in time; go back further
“Stone tools precede bronze tools”
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She always precedes her lectures with a joke
He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands
Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
Stone tools precede bronze tools
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