Precede

Verb

 * 1) To go before, go in front of.
 * 2) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

Related terms

 * precedence
 * precedent
 * unprecedented

Thesaurus
announce, antecede, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early, be the bellwether, beacon, blaze the trail, break ground, break the ice, break the trail, come before, come first, create, forerun, foreshadow, front, get ahead of, get before, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, guide, harbinger, have priority, have the start, head, head the line, head the table, head up, herald, initiate, introduce, invent, kick off, lap, lead, lead off, lead the dance, lead the way, light the way, originate, outrank, outstrip, pace, pioneer, play first fiddle, precurse, predate, preexist, presage, proclaim, rank, rank first, rank out, rate, set the pace, spearhead, stand first, star, take precedence, take the initiative, take the lead, take the plunge, usher, usher in

Alternative forms

 * præcede

Translations

 * Dutch: vooraf gaan
 * Finnish: kulkea edellä, edeltää
 * French:
 * Greek:


 * Polish: poprzedzać
 * Romanian: preceda
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,


 * Finnish: ylittää tärkeydessä, olla tärkeämpi
 * French:


 * Romanian: preceda

Anagrams

 * creeped