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predecess

predecess verb: to precede; to come before.

Verb

predecess (third-person singular simple present predecesses, present participle predecessing, simple past and past participle predecessed)

  1. (transitive) To precede; to come before.

Forms of predecess

third-person singular presentpredecesses
present participlepredecessing
past participlepredecessed
pastpredecessed

Questions about predecess

What does predecess mean?
Predecess means to precede; to come before.
What part of speech is predecess?
Predecess is a verb.
What is the past tense of predecess?
The past tense of predecess is predecessed.

Words near predecess in the dictionary

  1. predeceased
  2. predeceaser
  3. predeceasers
  4. predeceases
  5. predeceasing
  6. predecess
  7. predecessed
  8. predecesses
  9. predecessing
  10. predecessive
  11. predecessor

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