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Precedes Preceding Preceded Sentence Paragraph Chapter Information Question

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A sentence, paragraph, or chapter that p_______ another one comes just before it.A sentence, paragraph, or chapter that precedes another one comes just before it.
Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question.
Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
word precede
full-definition
verb
If one event or period of time precedes another, it happens before it.
Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote.
The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds.
Industrial orders had already fallen in the preceding months.
If you precede someone somewhere, you go in front of them.
He gestured to Alice to precede them from the room.
They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
A sentence, paragraph, or chapter that precedes another one comes just before it.
Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question.
Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
inflections precedesprecedingpreceded
cefr-level B2

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