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Definition of Precede

Precede

  1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.
  2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.
  3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object.

Precede Quotations

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
Napoleon Bonaparte

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.
Samuel Butler

Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.
Elie Wiesel

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
Virginia Woolf
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Precede Translations

precede in Dutch is voorafgaan, voorzijn
precede in German is vorausgehen, vorangehen
precede in Portuguese is preceda
precede in Spanish is preceder

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