英语词汇“precede”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

precedeprecede /prɪˈsid/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYprecede

Origin: 1300-1400 French précéder, from Latin praecedere to go in front

VERB TABLE

precede

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	precede
	he, she, it	precedes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	preceded
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have preceded
	he, she, it	has preceded
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had preceded
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will precede
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have preceded

Continuous Form
Present	I	am preceding
	he, she, it	is preceding
	you, we, they	are preceding
Past	I, he, she, it	was preceding
	you, we, they	were preceding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been preceding
	he, she, it	has been preceding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been preceding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be preceding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been preceding

1to happen or exist before someone or something or to come before something else in a series OPP follow: The fire was preceded by a loud explosion.2to come before someone or something in order or position: His name precedes mine on the list.3to go somewhere in front of someone else: The guard preceded them down the hall.