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    preceding
    /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. coming before something in order, position, or time: "the preceding pages"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRECEDING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Preceding means existing or happening before someone or something. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see synonyms and related words.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › precedingPreceding Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adjective preceding, which means existing, coming, or occurring immediately before in time or place. See how to use preceding in a sentence and compare it with other words like antecedent, foregoing, and prior.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRECEDE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Precede means to be or go before something or someone in time or space. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › precedingpreceding adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Learn the meaning and pronunciation of the adjective preceding, which means happening or coming before something or someone. See examples, synonyms and grammar notes.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › precedingPreceding - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something is preceding if it comes directly before. The preceding sentence is not so much a definition of the word preceding as a description of it. To cede is to give way, so when you use preceding to describe, say, a person, you’re essentially describing him as the one that just gave way.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRECEDING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and examples of the adjective 'preceding', which means going or coming before or former. See also the word frequency, origin and usage of 'preceding' in British and American English.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › precedePRECEDE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) , pre·ced·ed, pre·ced·ing. to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time. to introduce by something preliminary; preface: to precede one's statement with a qualification.