Definition
Comes before something else in time, order, or importance.
Etymology
From Latin 'praecedere,' combining 'prae-' (before) and 'cedere' (go/yield). The meaning has remained stable since Latin: something that goes before another thing.
Kelly Says
The word's roots—'prae' (before) and 'cedere' (to go)—literally mean something 'goes before,' which is why we use the same Latin prefix in 'preceding' centuries and chapters; language reflects how we think about time as movement.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পূর্ববর্তী
poorv-bor-tee
CACatalà
precedir
preh-seh-deer
CSČeština
předchází
pred-cha-zee
DADansk
foregår
for-e-gaar
DEDeutsch
vorangeht
for-ahn-geh-t
ELΕλληνικά
προηγείται
pro-ee-ge-tai
ESEspañol
precede
pre-seh-deh
FISuomi
edeltää
eh-del-taa
FRFrançais
précéde
pre-seh-deh
HIहिन्दी
पूर्ववर्ती
poorv-var-tee
HUMagyar
megelőzi
meh-eh-loh-zee
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendahului
men-dah-u-lui
ITItaliano
precede
preh-seh-deh
KO한국어
선행하다
seon-haeng-hada
MRMR
आधीपूर्वी
aa-dee-poor-vee
MSBahasa Melayu
melebihi
meh-leh-bee
MYမြန်မာ
ပြီးမက
pee-thee-ma-ka
NLNederlands
voorgang
vohr-gang
NONorsk
kommer før
kom-mer foer
PLPolski
przedchodzi
prezh-cho-dee
PTPortuguês
antecede
ahn-teh-seh-deh
RORomână
precedează
preh-seh-deh-ah-tsah
RUРусский
предшествует
predshestvuyet
SVSvenska
föregår
for-e-gor
TEతెలుగు
ముందుగా
mun-duu-ga
THไทย
อยู่เบื้องหน้า
yoo-beung-na
TRTürkçe
önce gelir
on-ce ge-lir
UKУкраїнська
попереджує
po-per-e-zh-y-u-ye