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Definition of Precede
Precede

To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.

To go before in place, rank, or importance.

To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object.

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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

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.
Doug Horton

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
Louisa May Alcott

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

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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