precede

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb be earlier in time; go back further
  2. verb come before
  3. verb be the predecessor of

Etymology

From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō.

In classic literature

Synonyms

predate, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

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