preceded

Meanings

• Verb

  happened before in time or order

  - "Yesterday's event preceded today's event."
  - "In the novel, the battle preceded the peace treaty."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

succeed

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Synonyms

forego

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with preceded
receded , decided , descended , dispersed , complimented

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Variants

List of all variants of preceded that leads to same result
precede , preceded , precedes , preceding

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Forms

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preceded (past tense): preceded, preceded (past participle): preceded, precedence (noun): the right or claim to go before others

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Etymology

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from the Latin word 'praecedere', meaning 'go before, lead, be earlier, come first'

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Trivia

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1. The word 'preceded' is often used in legal contexts to refer to a prior decision or action that sets a legal precedent.

2. Preceded is an anagram of the word 'deciphered'.

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Related Concepts

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1. precedent: A precedent is a previous decision or action that is used as a guide or model for making a current decision.

2. prioritize: To prioritize is to arrange things in order of importance, with the most important things coming before the less important.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. The print media ape the manners of television, and on television form "precedes" content, emotion replaces thought, legend substitutes for history, fiction dictates to fact.

   - Lewis H. Lapham,{it}Harper's{/it},September 1998

2. But research has now shown that so-called responses to rhythm actually "precede" the external beat. We anticipate the beat …

   - Oliver Sacks,{it}Musicophilia{/it},2007

3. Minutes before 10:30 p.m. in China, the stadium pulsed with the emotions that always "precede" a 100-meter final.

   - Tim Layden,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},25 Aug. 2008

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Culture

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Preceded has been used extensively in literature and art to depict the concept of time and order. For instance, in Dante's Divine Comedy, Virgil acts as Dante's guide, preceding him throughout his journey.

How to Memorize "preceded"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a line moving forward, with preceded being the event or action that occurred before the current position on the line.
   - Visualize a timeline, with preceded being the event or action that occurred before the current event.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'preceded' with the idea of going before, leading, or coming first.
   - Associate the word 'preceded' with the idea of a previous event or action.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a phrase, such as 'Preceded came before, Coming After it.', to help remember the meaning of the word.
   - Use the acronym 'P-R-E-C-E-D-E-D' to remember that preceded means 'past event came before current event'.

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