verb · academic
precede
/prɪˈsiːd/pre·CEDE
to come before something in time, order, or position
Examples
“In the essay, definitions should precede examples.”
“A brief summary often precedes the main discussion in academic papers.”
“Advice given before the test precedes the actual preparation students do.”
Band 8 sentence
“In methodology sections, researchers often precede the description of procedures with a theoretical framework.”
Collocations
- precede by
- precede the discussion
- precede the event
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'precede' with 'to' as in 'precede to'→'precede' thường đi trực tiếp với tân ngữ hoặc với 'by' khi nói 'be preceded by'
say 'precede the study by' meaning 'start the study with'→use 'precede' to indicate what comes before something; e.g., 'A survey preceded the study.'
Say it for a higher band
5come before→6lead→7+precede
Synonyms
come before
Easily confused
follow
“The footnotes follow the main text.”
succeed
“The event was succeeded by a press conference.”
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