precedeverb [ T ]
uk/prɪˈsiːd/us/priːˈsiːd/C2 to be or go before something or someone in time or space:
Kofi Annan preceded Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the UN.
It would be helpful if you were to precede the report with an introduction.
More examples
- This evening's talk will be preceded by a brief introduction from Mr Appleby.
- Verbs usually precede objects in English.
- The attacks were preceded by a period of unrest in the capital city.
- He preceded Dennis Healey as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- I'm not sure if I fully understand the sentence which precedes this one.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preceding and introducing
- announce
- antedate
- beat
- build-up
- countdown
- curtain-raiser
- emcee
- forerunner
- introduce
- introduction
- introductory
- lead 1
- lead up to sth
- lead-in
- preamble
- predecessor
- preface
- preliminary
- prelude
- usher
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