English Dictionary

precede

/pɹəˈsiːd/

verb

(transitive) To go before, go in front of. / (transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce. / (transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

She likes to precede her friends when entering a room.

意味（1）

(transitive) To go before, go in front of.

Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.

意味（2）

(transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.

It has been usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration communicated to the enemy.

意味（3）

(transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).