0 past simple and past participle of precede --
1 to be or go before something or someone in time or space: --
It would be helpful if you were to precede the report with an introduction.
Kofi Annan preceded Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the UN.
Two example items with feedback preceded each block of trials.
Not only were previous lives very different, so were the decision processes which preceded the actual move to a home.
In accord with general findings for efficacy, early intervention research has preceded to theoretically informed examinations of the determinants of intervention effects.
Each block, which was preceded by two demonstration items, included all the letters in an order that was randomized individually for each child.
The chapters are appealingly arranged, preceded by a very elaborate introduction which sets the tone for what follows.
Actors learn their art from performers who preceded them.
Within the separate word lists established for words preceded by the two kinds of vowels, a great deal of lexical variation was found.
In other words, culture preceded and selected for vocal variation and vocal copying, which in turn enhanced the development of traditions.
