Precede vs. Preceded — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Precede and Preceded
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Precede
To come, exist, or occur before in time
A lecture preceded the movie.
Preceded
To come, exist, or occur before in time
A lecture preceded the movie.
Precede
To be in front of or prior to in order
A precedes B in the alphabet.
Preceded
To be in front of or prior to in order
A precedes B in the alphabet.
Precede
To go in advance of
A marching band preceded the float.
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Preceded
To go in advance of
A marching band preceded the float.
Precede
To preface; introduce
Preceded her lecture with a funny anecdote.
Preceded
To preface; introduce
Preceded her lecture with a funny anecdote.
Precede
To be before in time, order, or position.
Preceded
To be before in time, order, or position.
Precede
(transitive) To go before, go in front of.
Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.
Preceded
Simple past tense and past participle of precede
Precede
(transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
Precede
(transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
Precede
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
Precede
To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.
Precede
To go before in place, rank, or importance.
Precede
To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; - used with by or with before the instrumental object.
It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration.
Precede
Be earlier in time; go back further;
Stone tools precede bronze tools
Precede
Come before;
Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
Precede
Be the predecessor of;
Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands
Precede
Move ahead (of others) in time or space
Precede
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
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