English to English
verb
- be earlier in time; go back further
Stone tools precede bronze tools.
source: WordNet 3.0
- come before
Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be the predecessor of
Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands.
source: WordNet 3.0
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
source: WordNet 3.0
- furnish with a preface or introduction
She always precedes her lectures with a joke.
He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [pricíd] Ipagpauna; umuna
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog