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• فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على فعل يسبق شيئًا آخر في الزمن أو الترتيب أو الموقع.

A verb used to indicate the act of coming before something in time, order, or position.

1. Come before in timeB2formal

   To happen or exist before something else.

   سَبَقَ في الزمن

   • The storm was preceded by a period of calm.
   • Lunch will be preceded by a short speech.
   • The invention of the printing press preceded the Renaissance.

   المرادفاتantecedeantedatecome beforeforegopredate

   الأضدادfollowsucceed

2. Come before in order or rankB2formal

   To be placed or ranked before something else in a sequence or hierarchy.

   سبق

   • In the alphabet, the letter 'A' precedes 'B'.
   • The introduction precedes the main body of the essay.
   • The CEO's statement preceded the official announcement.

   المرادفاتantecedecome beforeoutrankpredate

   الأضدادfollowsucceed