Past tense of precede

Forms of precede

Preceded in a sentence

• It could indeed be argued that, in significant literary history, the anti-novel preceded the novel.From the entry anti-novel
• The extreme February temperatures in eastern China were preceded by a pair of national records in Mongolia.2021 February 22, Matthew Cappucci, “Beijing soars to 78 degrees, its warmest winter temperature on record”, in The Washington Post…. From the entry Dalanzadgad
• Since Loreto's mythohistory preceded modern academic segregations, it defiantly spans historians' temporal divides.2018, Karin Vélez, The Miraculous Flying House of Loreto: Spreading Catholicism in the Early Modern World, Princeton University Press…. From the entry mythohistory
• The insistence that the Anastenaria was so archaic—that its worldview preceded the Hellenic gods—actually “internationalized” the custom.2015, Roumen Daskalov, Alexander Vezenkov, Entangled Histories of the Balkans, →ISBN. From the entry Anastenaria
• A stench preceded a green cloud that almost caused the wizard to spill his guts.2006, Arthur Roberts, The Sorcerer's Song and the Cat's Meow,, page 167. From the entry spill one's guts

Meaning of precede

1. verb To go before, go in front of.
2. verb To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
3. verb To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

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Questions about the past tense of precede

What is the past tense of precede?

The past tense of precede is preceded.

What is the past participle of precede?

The past participle of precede is preceded.

Is precede a regular or irregular verb?

Precede is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.