Precede

verb

prɪ'sid

Verb

furnish with a preface or introduction
“She always precedes her lectures with a joke”
Similar:Introduce Preface Premise
Type of:TellStateSay
come before
“Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”
Similar:Predate
Type of:Lie
be earlier in time; go back further
“Stone tools precede bronze tools”
Similar:AntecedeAntedateForego ForgoPredate
be the predecessor of
“Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands”
move ahead (of others) in time or space
Similar:Lead
Type of:TravelLocomoteMove