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Preceede

Description

Preceede is a verb that means to come, go, or happen before in time, order, rank, or position.

Senses and Usages

1. Transitive Verb: To go before something or someone in time or space.

Example Sentence: The president's motorcade preceedes the start of the parade.

2. Transitive Verb: To have a higher rank or position than someone or something.

Example Sentence: In the army, generals preceede colonels in the hierarchy.

3. Intransitive Verb: To happen or come before something else.

Example Sentence: The sunset preceedes the darkness of night.

4. Intransitive Verb: To be an ancestor of someone.

Example Sentence: King Edward preceedes Queen Victoria in the royal lineage.

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