All 4 Uses of
precede
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
- After all, that would be a bad incident to precede the Boss's all-South-wide to appearance ...and they all know it.†
Scene 2.2 *
- The table is sloppy with remains of breakfast and the debris of the preceding night, and Stanley's gaudy pyjamas lie across the threshold of the bathroom.†
Scene 3.4preceding = prior (in time or space)
- [Blanche precedes him into the kitchen†
Scene 3.6precedes = goes, does, or is before
- During the preceding scenes, the Matron catches hold of Blanche's arm and prevents her flight.†
Scene 3.11preceding = prior (in time or space)
Definition:
to go or do before