precedes

VERB

go ahead of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate foreshadow predate presage

STRONG

antecede antedate guide harbinger head herald introduce lead outrank pace pioneer preexist preface rank scout time usher

WEAK

be ahead of come first forerun go before go in advance have a head start head up in space light the way pave the way ring in run ahead take precedence

Antonyms

STRONG

end finish follow obey

WEAK

go after

Example Sentences

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A roundelay on drum and flute Precedes our pal Rebecca Skloot As she steps lightly from the blizzard On the arm of Eddie Izzard, Who just arrived from J.F.K.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2018

As Managers Speak, the Hot Seat Precedes the Catbird Seat Deserving or not, managers are barometers of their teams.

From New York Times • May 22, 2010

No clanging bell, with hasty din, Precedes the shout, "Is Bertie in?"

From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne

Thus, ever thus, night’s darkest hour Precedes the day’s triumphant dawn.

From Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life by Gurney, Eliza Paul

Invention Precedes Science.—Occasionally inventions were brought about by persistency and energy, and ofttimes by theorizing; but science rarely ever aids invention.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough