Preceded Verb Precede Sth Front Pre·Cede Middle Cedere

pre·cede
\\pri-ˈsēd\\ verb
(pre·ced·ed ; pre·ced·ing)transitive verb
1. to surpass in rank, dignity, or importance
2. to be, go, or come ahead or in front of
3. to be earlier than
4. to cause to be preceded :

preface

intransitive verb
: to go or come before

precede
  late 15c., "to go before" in rank or importance, from M.Fr. preceder, from L. præcedere "to go before," from præ- "before" + cedere "to go" (see cede). Meaning "to walk in front of" is from 1520s; that of "to come before in time" is attested from 1530s. Related: Preceding.

precede
pre·cede / pri5si:d / verb1. to happen before sth or come before sth / sb in order
   在…之前发生(或出现)；先于:
  ▪ [VN]
   the years preceding the war
   战前的几年
   His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation.
   在他辞职之前,有关的猜测已持续了几个星期。
   She preceded me in the job.
   她是我这工作的前任。
  ▪ [V]
   See the preceding chapter.
   请见前一章。
2. [VN +adv. / prep.] to go in front of sb
   走在…前面:
   She preceded him out of the room.
   她先于他走出屋子。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ pre'cede sth with sth
   to do or say sth to introduce sth else
   以…开始(或引导):
   She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee.
   她讲话的开头是对委员会的鸣谢。

pre·cede
I. \-ēd\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English preceden, from Middle French preceder, from Latin praecedere, from prae- pre- + cedere to go — more at
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to go before in quality or degree : ,
2. : to go before in rank, dignity, or importance : take precedence of
 < countries that precede ours in per capita contributions >
3. : to be, go, or come before in arrangement or sequence : be, go, or move before or in front of
 < solidly constructed mansion preceded by a large oval lawn — E.E.Cummings >
4. : to go before in order of time : be earlier than : occur before with relation to something
 < military penetration preceded settlement — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
5. : to cause to be preceded : , — used with by or with before the instrumental object
 < precede his address with a welcome to the visitors >
6. : to rise earlier than and move in front of (another star) in the apparent rotation of the heavens
intransitive verb
: to go or come before : have precedence
 < the statistics for the year that preceded >
II. noun
(-s)

: a brief item placed before a newspaper story to give its latest development