The difference between Forego and Precede

When used as verbs, forego means to precede, to go before, whereas precede means to go before, go in front of.


Precede is also noun with the meaning: brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).

check bellow for the other definitions of Forego and Precede

  1. Forego as a verb:

    To precede, to go before.

  1. Forego as a verb:

    ; to abandon, to relinquish

  1. Precede as a verb (transitive):

    To go before, go in front of.

    Examples:

    "Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide."

  2. Precede as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.

  3. Precede as a verb (transitive):

    To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

  1. Precede as a noun:

    Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

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