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precedes

verb
Saypri-SEEDZUS/pɹɪˈsidz/UK/pɹɪˈsiːdz/

1 meaning of precedes

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular present of precede. Use it when one thing comes before another.

    In the alphabet, the letter A precedes the letter B.

    A short speech precedes the awards every year.

    Note

precedes 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 → precedes: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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