Both Uses of "precede" in "The Kite Runner"

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Both Uses

precede
in
The Kite Runner
(Edited)

His well-earned reputation for savagery preceded him on the streets.
p. 38.3 *

preceded = went before

editor's notes: This is a way of saying people knew Assef was savage even before they met him.
Your reputation precedes you.
p. 168.6

precedes = arrived earlier

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Definitions:

(1) (precede)
to go or do before
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)