Precede vs. Succeed
Difference Between Precede and Succeed
Precedeverb
(transitive) To go before, go in front of.
Succeedverb
To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.
The king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne.Autumn succeeds summer.Precedeverb
(transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
Succeedverb
To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful.
The persecution of any righteous practice has never succeeded in the face of history; in fact, it can expedite the collapse of the persecutory regime.Precedeverb
(transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
Succeedverb
To fall heir to; to inherit.
So, if the issue of the elder son succeed before the younger, I am king.Precedenoun
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
Succeedverb
To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
Precedeverb
be earlier in time; go back further;
Stone tools precede bronze toolsSucceedverb
To support; to prosper; to promote.
Precedeverb
come before;
Most English adjectives precede the noun they modifySucceedverb
To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with to.
Precedeverb
be the predecessor of;
Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbandsSucceedverb
To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.
Precedeverb
move ahead (of others) in time or space
Succeedverb
To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve.
Precedeverb
furnish with a preface or introduction;
She always precedes her lectures with a jokeHe prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institutionSucceedverb
To go under cover.
Succeedverb
attain success or reach a desired goal;
The enterprise succeededWe succeeded in getting tickets to the showshe struggled to overcome her handicap and wonSucceedverb
be the successor (of);
Carter followed FordWill Charles succeed to the throne?
