Both Uses of
precede
in
Catch-22
- He remembered also that the men, so hampered, would be unable to fall properly during the impressive fainting ceremony preceding the marching and that an inability to faint properly might affect the unit's rating as a whole.†
Chpt 8 *
- News of his arrival preceded him into the city, and the outskirts were already crowded with cheering citizens as they sped by in their small uncovered truck.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(precede) to go or do before