precede
verb/prɪˈsiːd/
Frequency rank: #14,927 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to come before something in time or position.
Example sentence
A short introduction will precede the main presentation.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 14,901–15,000
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