come before

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verb

be the predecessor of
- Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands
• Syn:
precede
• Ant:
succeed (for: precede)
• Derivationally related forms:
precession (for: precede), predecessor (for: precede), precedence (for: precede)
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP