The difference between Preceding and Succeeding

When used as adjectives, preceding means occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence, whereas succeeding means following, next in order.


Succeeding is also noun with the meaning: success.

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  1. Preceding as an adjective:

    Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

    Examples:

    "On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation."

  1. Preceding as a verb:

  1. Succeeding as an adjective:

    Following, next in order.

  1. Succeeding as a verb:

  1. Succeeding as a noun:

    success

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