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preceded

verb
Saypri-SEED-id/pɹɪˈsidɪd/UK/pɹɪˈsiːdɪd/

1 meaning of preceded

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of precede. Use it when one thing came before another.

    A loud crash preceded the sudden silence in the kitchen.

    The storm was preceded by a sharp drop in temperature.

    Note

preceded is a form of precede

precede, verb: To come or go before something else in time, order, or place. Full entry

Forms
precedeprecedes he/she/itpreceding -ing formpreceded past tense, past participle
Spelling
precede → preceded: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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