Antecede (Verb)
Meaning
Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The development of writing systems antecede the widespread use of books as a medium for recording history.
- Glaciers antecede the formation of many modern-day lakes and rivers.
- The first hominins antecede modern humans by millions of years.
- The early stages of plant growth antecede the production of flowers and seeds.
- The discovery of fossil fuels antecede their widespread commercial use by centuries.