Preceded Meaning in English

word · lemma: precede

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UK

التعريف

To come or happen before something or someone else in time, order, or position.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used in both formal and neutral contexts, often about chronology or order ('The ceremony preceded the dinner'). Common confusion: 'preceded' means 'came before', not after. Frequently seen in academic, historical, and formal texts.

• Spanish: preceder - ir antes de
• Portuguese (BR): preceder - vir antes de
• Portuguese (PT): preceder - vir antes de
• Chinese (Simplified): 在...之前发生 - 先于
• Chinese (Traditional): 在...之前發生 - 先於
• Hindi: से पहले होना
• Arabic: سبقَ - جاء قبل
• Bengali: আগে ঘটেছে - পূর্বে হয়েছে
• Russian: предшествовал - был перед
• Japanese: 先行した - 前もって起こった
• Vietnamese: được diễn ra trước - xảy ra trước
• Korean: 앞서다 - 먼저 일어나다
• Turkish: önce geldi - öncesinde oldu
• Urdu: سے پہلے ہوا
• Indonesian: mendahului - terjadi sebelum

جمل نموذجية

Dinner was preceded by a short prayer.

natural

The movie was preceded by several advertisements.

natural

A loud noise preceded the explosion.

basic

Spring preceded summer.

basic

His introduction preceded the main speech.

basic

Cloudy skies often preceded the storm in this region.

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