precede
/prɪˈsid/ v [T]Definition
› to be or go before someone or something in time or space: John Adams preceded Thomas Jefferson as president. Nouns are often preceded by adjectives preceding /prɪˈsi·dɪŋ/ adj [not gradable] › The table on the preceding page shows the test results.
(Definition of precede v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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