Definition of 'precede'

Verb

1. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
      Synonyms: predate forego forgo antecede antedate
      Antonyms: postdate follow
2. come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
      Synonyms: predate
3. be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
      Synonyms: come before
      Antonyms: succeed come after follow
4. move ahead (of others) in time or space
      Synonyms: lead
      Antonyms: follow
5. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
      Synonyms: preface premise introduce

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