preceder

See also: précéder

English

Etymology

precede +‎ -er

Noun

preceder (plural preceders)

1. One who precedes.

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation 1353, borrowed from Latin praecedō. Precedent is attested earlier.

Verb

preceder

1. to precede; to go before; to come before

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of preceder

infinitive	simple	preceder
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	precedant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		precedé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	precede	precedes	precede	precedons	precedez	precedent
	imperfect	precedois, precedoys	precedois, precedoys	precedoit, precedoyt	precedions, precedyons	precediez, precedyez	precedoient, precedoyent
	past historic	preceda	precedas	preceda	precedasmes	precedastes	precederent
	future	precederai, precederay	precederas	precedera	precederons	precederez	precederont
	conditional	precederois, precederoys	precederois, precederoys	precederoit, precederoyt	precederions, precederyons	precederiez, precederyez	precederoient, precederoyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	precede	precedes	precede	precedons	precedez	precedent
	imperfect	precedasse	precedasses	precedast	precedassions	precedassiez	precedassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	precede	—	precedons	precedez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: précéder

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praecēdō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.seˈde(ʁ)/ [pɾe.seˈde(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.seˈde(ʁ)/ [pɾe.seˈde(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾe.seˈde(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾe.seˈde(ʁ)/ [pɾe.seˈde(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.seˈde(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.sɨˈdeɾ/ [pɾɨ.sɨˈðeɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.sɨˈdeɾ/ [pɾɨ.sɨˈðeɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.sɨˈde.ɾi/ [pɾɨ.sɨˈðe.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: pre‧ce‧der

Verb

preceder (first-person singular present precedo, first-person singular preterite precedi, past participle precedido)

1. to precede

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preceder (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	preceder
Personal	preceder	precederes	preceder	precedermos	precederdes	precederem
Gerund
	precedendo
Past participle
Masculine	precedido			precedidos
Feminine	precedida			precedidas
Indicative
Present	precedo	precedes	precede	precedemos	precedeis	precedem
Imperfect	precedia	precedias	precedia	precedíamos	precedíeis	precediam
Preterite	precedi	precedeste	precedeu	precedemos	precedestes	precederam
Pluperfect	precedera	precederas	precedera	precedêramos	precedêreis	precederam
Future	precederei	precederás	precederá	precederemos	precedereis	precederão
Conditional	precederia	precederias	precederia	precederíamos	precederíeis	precederiam
Subjunctive
Present	preceda	precedas	preceda	precedamos	precedais	precedam
Imperfect	precedesse	precedesses	precedesse	precedêssemos	precedêsseis	precedessem
Future	preceder	precederes	preceder	precedermos	precederdes	precederem
Imperative
Affirmative		precede	preceda	precedamos	precedei	precedam
Negative (não)		não precedas	não preceda	não precedamos	não precedais	não precedam

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praecēdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾeθeˈdeɾ/ [pɾe.θeˈð̞eɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pɾeseˈdeɾ/ [pɾe.seˈð̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: pre‧ce‧der

Verb

preceder (first-person singular present precedo, first-person singular preterite precedí, past participle precedido)

1. to precede

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preceder (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			preceder
gerund			precediendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		precedido		precedida
		plural		precedidos		precedidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	precedo	precedestú precedésvos	precede	precedemos	precedéis	preceden
	imperfect	precedía	precedías	precedía	precedíamos	precedíais	precedían
	preterite	precedí	precediste	precedió	precedimos	precedisteis	precedieron
	future	precederé	precederás	precederá	precederemos	precederéis	precederán
	conditional	precedería	precederías	precedería	precederíamos	precederíais	precederían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	preceda	precedastú precedásvos2	preceda	precedamos	precedáis	precedan
	imperfect (ra)	precediera	precedieras	precediera	precediéramos	precedierais	precedieran
	imperfect (se)	precediese	precedieses	precediese	precediésemos	precedieseis	precediesen
	future1	precediere	precedieres	precediere	precediéremos	precediereis	precedieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		precedetú precedévos	preceda	precedamos	preceded	precedan
	negative		no precedas	no preceda	no precedamos	no precedáis	no precedan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of preceder

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive preceder
	dative	precederme	precederte	precederle, precederse	precedernos	precederos	precederles, precederse
	accusative	precederme	precederte	precederlo, precederla, precederse	precedernos	precederos	precederlos, precederlas, precederse
with gerund precediendo
	dative	precediéndome	precediéndote	precediéndole, precediéndose	precediéndonos	precediéndoos	precediéndoles, precediéndose
	accusative	precediéndome	precediéndote	precediéndolo, precediéndola, precediéndose	precediéndonos	precediéndoos	precediéndolos, precediéndolas, precediéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative precede
	dative	precédeme	precédete	precédele	precédenos	not used	precédeles
	accusative	precédeme	precédete	precédelo, precédela	precédenos	not used	precédelos, precédelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative precedé
	dative	precedeme	precedete	precedele	precedenos	not used	precedeles
	accusative	precedeme	precedete	precedelo, precedela	precedenos	not used	precedelos, precedelas
with formal second-person singular imperative preceda
	dative	precédame	not used	precédale, precédase	precédanos	not used	precédales
	accusative	precédame	not used	precédalo, precédala, precédase	precédanos	not used	precédalos, precédalas
with first-person plural imperative precedamos
	dative	not used	precedámoste	precedámosle	precedámonos	precedámoos	precedámosles
	accusative	not used	precedámoste	precedámoslo, precedámosla	precedámonos	precedámoos	precedámoslos, precedámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative preceded
	dative	precededme	not used	precededle	precedednos	precedeos	precededles
	accusative	precededme	not used	precededlo, precededla	precedednos	precedeos	precededlos, precededlas
with formal second-person plural imperative precedan
	dative	precédanme	not used	precédanle	precédannos	not used	precédanles, precédanse
	accusative	precédanme	not used	precédanlo, precédanla	precédannos	not used	precédanlos, precédanlas, precédanse

Related terms

• precedencia
• precedente

 

Further reading

• “preceder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014