precede

Meanings

• be earlier in time; go back further
  • "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
• come before
  • "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
• be the predecessor of
  • "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
• move ahead (of others) in time or space
• furnish with a preface or introduction
  • "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"

Synonyms

antecede, antedate, come before, forego, forgo, introduce, lead, predate, preface, premise