All 5 Uses of
precede
in
Atonement, by Ian McEwan
- As on the preceding afternoon, the trouble lay in assembling the cast.†
Chpt 1 *preceding = prior (in time or space)
- The sequence was illogical—the drowning scene, followed by a rescue, should have preceded the marriage proposal.†
Chpt 1preceded = went or was before
- As he approached it occurred to him that it might be preferable for his letter to precede him into the house.†
Chpt 1
- They all lived in fear of Sister Marjorie Drummond, of the menacing meager smile and softening of manner that preceded her fury.†
Chpt 3preceded = went or was before
- All the preceding drafts were pitiless.†
Chpt 3preceding = prior (in time or space)
Definition:
to go or do before