Verbs in english

• precede — Verb – English ～ move ahead (of others) in time or space
• precede — Verb – English ～ be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
• precede — Verb – English ～ furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
• precede — Verb – English ～ be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
• precess — Verb – English ～ move in a gyrating fashion; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied"
• precipitate — Verb – English ～ separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
• precipitate — Verb – English ～ fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
• precipitate — Verb – English ～ fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
• precipitate — Verb – English ～ bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
• precipitate — Verb – English ～ hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
• precis — Verb – English ～ make a summary (of)
• preclude — Verb – English ～ make impossible, especially beforehand
• preclude — Verb – English ～ keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
• preconceive — Verb – English ～ conceive beforehand; "a preconceived notion"
• precondition — Verb – English ～ put into the required condition beforehand
• precook — Verb – English ～ cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice"
• predate — Verb – English ～ prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
• predate — Verb – English ～ be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
• predate — Verb – English ～ establish something as being earlier relative to something else
• predate — Verb – English ～ come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

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