noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/pɹɪˈsiːd/
Received-Pronunciation:/pɹiːˈsiːd/
Received-Pronunciation:/pɹəˈsiːd/
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General-American:/pɹɪˈsid/
General-American:/pɹiˈsid/
General-American:/pɹəˈsid/
homophone: proceed (only with the pronunciation /pɹəˈsiːd/)
rhymes with -iːd
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To go before, go in front of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
furnish with a preface or introduction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She always precedes her lectures with a joke
He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution