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English to English verb
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be earlier in time; go back further |  | Example: Stone tools precede bronze tools
source: wordnet30
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come before |  | Example: Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
source: wordnet30
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be the predecessor of |  | Example: Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands
source: wordnet30
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move ahead (of others) in time or space |  | source: wordnet30
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furnish with a preface or introduction |  | Example: She always precedes her lectures with a joke He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
source: wordnet30
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To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. |  | source: webster1913
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