Dictionary Check: precede

"precede" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

verb

be earlier in time; go back further

Example: "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
verb

come before

Example: "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
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verb

be the predecessor of

Example: "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
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verb

move ahead (of others) in time or space

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verb

furnish with a preface or introduction

Example: "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"

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