Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To happen or come before something or someone in time or order
Precede
/prɪˈsiːd/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Everything he said contradicted the reputation that had preceded him.'the stranger who called at the house the preceding Wednesday.'Medically speaking, it's the state that precedes nephrosis and gangrene.
Etymology:
From Middle English preceden, from Old French precéder, from Latin praecedere, composed of prae before and cedere to go.
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