precede-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: come/go before in time or space

Examples:
She preceded him into the room.
What day precedes the Day of Atonement?
Your reputation precedes you.
Every goal is preceded by a dream.
In 1920s real estate collapse and stagflation preceded the stock market crash.
What preceded the blackboard?
His wife and son preceded him in death.

Mappings:
VerbNet: contiguous_location-47.8
FrameNet: Relative_time
PropBank: precede.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4

Sense Number 2: preface

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] PRECEDE NP2[cotheme] PP{with NP[cotheme]}

Examples:
She always precedes her lectures with a joke.
Mr. Simmons has preceded friendly offers with a hostile tender offer.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Relative_time
PropBank: precede.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5