precede

[pri-seed] /prɪˈsid/
verb (used with object), preceded, preceding.
1.
to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
2.
to introduce by something preliminary; preface:
to precede one's statement with a qualification.
verb (used without object), preceded, preceding.
3.
to go or come before.
noun
4.
Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.
Origin
1325-75; Middle English preceden < Latin praecēdere. See pre-, cede
Related forms
precedable, adjective
unpreceded, adjective
Can be confused
precede, proceed.
Examples from the web for precede
  • Yawns can precede stressful situations.
  • This move would have to precede any further action by the Senate, like a vote.
  • Researchers studying 58 hurricanes found that an increase in lightning tended to precede the strongest winds by a day.
  • Certain signs precede certain events.
  • The women's title game will precede the men's championship game on March 12.
  • The article “a” usually doesn't precede a plural subject or object.
  • Even some of the quadrupedal tracks show signs of short front limbs—an adaptation that can precede a more upright posture.
  • Be that the case, they should precede the article with an editorial disclaimer.
  • The militants may have been tipped by leaks or by the visible movements of troops and machinery that precede any operation.
  • It did not say when it would be released, but such ads usually precede the actual message by one to three days.
British Dictionary definitions for precede

precede

/prɪˈsiːd/
verb
1.
to go or be before (someone or something) in time, place, rank, etc
2.
(transitive) to preface or introduce
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Latin praecēdere to go before, from prae before + cēdere to move
Word Origin and History for precede
v.

early 15c., "lead the way; occur before," from Middle French preceder and directly from Latin praecedere "to go before," from prae "before" (see pre-) + cedere "to go" (see cede). Meaning "to walk in front of" is late 15c.; that of "to go before in rank or importance" is attested from mid-15c. Related: Preceded; preceding.