precede vs proceed | Common Errors in English

Proceed is used to show approval to go forward with a plan of action.

"We shall now proceed with the building project."

Precede means to come before something or prior to.

"His car preceded mine during the parade."

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v be earlier in time; go back further
Stone tools precede bronze tools
v come before
Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
v be the predecessor of
Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands
v move ahead (of others) in time or space
v furnish with a preface or introduction
She always precedes her lectures with a joke

MCC board meets today in Havasu
BULLHEAD CITY — The annual budget hearing and special meeting to adopt the 2014 budget for Mohave Community College will precede the regular June meeting of the Board of Governors today in Lake Havasu City. The proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is $54.13 million, a 3.4 percent decrease from fiscal year 2013.
June 13, 2013 - Mohave Daily News
MCC board meets today in Havasu
BULLHEAD CITY — The annual budget hearing and special meeting to adopt the 2014 budget for Mohave Community College will precede the regular June meeting of the Board of Governors today in Lake Havasu City. The proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is $54.13 million, a 3.4 percent decrease from fiscal year 2013.
June 13, 2013 - Mohave Daily News
Curtis C. Jacobsen, 87
Curtis Carlyle Jacobsen passed away April 29, 2013; in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Curtis was born in Jackson, on Feb. 18, 1926 to Chris and Pearl Jacobsen. His parents, as well as his two sisters, Madelyn and Peggy, precede him in death.
June 11, 2013 - Jackson County Pilot

Elan To Proceed With Formal Sale Process - Quick Facts
Elan To Proceed With Formal Sale Process - Quick Facts
June 14, 2013 - Nasdaq
Appellate court says case against gang member may proceed
Appellate court says case against gang member may proceed by Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 14, 2013 01:15PM MDT The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a federal judge’s ruling that a Tongan Crip Gang member may be prosecuted on charges related to the shooting of two deputy U.S. Marshals in August 2007. Siale Angilau argued the prosecution violated his due process ...
June 14, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
Oakley Station Kroger plans proceed
Plans for a new Kroger store are likely to proceed in the coming months.
June 14, 2013 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

precede vs proceed : Common Errors in English