precedere

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See also: precederé

Italian

Etymology

From Latin praecēdō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /preˈt͡ʃɛ.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdere
  • Hyphenation: pre‧cè‧de‧re

Verb

precèdere (first-person singular present precèdo, first-person singular past historic precedétti or (traditional) precedètti, past participle precedùto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to precede, to go before
  2. (transitive) to have the precedence over
  3. (transitive) to anticipate
  4. (transitive) to preface

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • precedere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana