Precede vs Proceed
precede
to come before
proceed
to go forward/continue
How to tell them apart
PREcede = PREvious, comes bEfore. PROceed = go PROgressing forward, PROceed to the next step.
Test yourself
Fill in the blank: “Only one of these words means to come before. That word is ______.”
Choose: precede or proceed
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Answer: precede
Precede means to come before, which matches to come before. Proceed means to go forward/continue, so it is the wrong choice here.
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