succeed(FOLLOW)
This evening's talk will be preceded by a brief introduction from Mr Appleby.
Verbs usually precede objects in English.
The attacks were preceded by a period of unrest in the capital city.
He preceded Dennis Healey as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
I'm not sure if I fully understand the sentence which precedes this one.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Preceding and introducing
announce
antedate
beat
build (someone/something) up
countdown
curtain-raiser
emcee
forerunner
introduction
introductory
lead
lead up to something
lead-in
open the door to somethingidiom
preliminarily
preliminary
prelude
reintroduce
review
run something up

Examples of preceded

preceded

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Each chapter is preceded by a contents page, has clear subject headings throughout, and concludes with a summary and suggestions for further reading.
This task always preceded the word recognition task.
The articles are preceded by the editors' overview of the status of paradigms in phonological theory.
Something that is not eternal, that is, something that was not, is preceded by non-being.
The benefits of exchange were quick to be realized, and such exchanges preceded large hierarchical structures.
Two pulses were presented on the screen, preceded by a highpitched tone and followed by a low-pitched tone.
The child will usually hear nouns preceded by an obligatory determiner.
In other words, culture preceded and selected for vocal variation and vocal copying, which in turn enhanced the development of traditions.
Within the separate word lists established for words preceded by the two kinds of vowels, a great deal of lexical variation was found.
Actors learn their art from performers who preceded them.
The chapters are appealingly arranged, preceded by a very elaborate introduction which sets the tone for what follows.
Each block, which was preceded by two demonstration items, included all the letters in an order that was randomized individually for each child.
In accord with general findings for efficacy, early intervention research has preceded to theoretically informed examinations of the determinants of intervention effects.
Not only were previous lives very different, so were the decision processes which preceded the actual move to a home.
Two example items with feedback preceded each block of trials.
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