preceding
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/pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
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/pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ · /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/
Definition of preceding
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
“On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
“On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of precede
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Etymology
From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.
Words you can make from preceding
200+ playable · top: CREEPING (13 pts)
Best play creeping 13 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
34 words- CREPED 11 pts
- PERCID 11 pts
- PIECED 11 pts
- PRICED 11 pts
- CEDING 10 pts
- GRIPED 10 pts
- PIECER 10 pts
- PIERCE 10 pts
- PINCER 10 pts
- PINGED 10 pts
- PRINCE 10 pts
- RECIPE 10 pts
- CERING 9 pts
- CINDER 9 pts
- CRINGE 9 pts
- DECERN 9 pts
- DEICER 9 pts
- EDENIC 9 pts
- PEEING 9 pts
- PEINED 9 pts
- PERDIE 9 pts
- PINDER 9 pts
- PINGER 9 pts
- DINGER 8 pts
- EDGIER 8 pts
- ENGIRD 8 pts
- GENDER 8 pts
- GIRNED 8 pts
- REDING 8 pts
- REPINE 8 pts
- RINGED 8 pts
- DENIER 7 pts
- NEREID 7 pts
- REINED 7 pts
5-letter words
47 words- CREEP 9 pts
- CREPE 9 pts
- CRIPE 9 pts
- PENCE 9 pts
- PIECE 9 pts
- PRICE 9 pts
- CEDER 8 pts
- CERED 8 pts
- CIDER 8 pts
- CREED 8 pts
- CRIED 8 pts
- DEICE 8 pts
- DICER 8 pts
- GENIC 8 pts
- GENIP 8 pts
- GRIPE 8 pts
- PINED 8 pts
- PREED 8 pts
- PRIDE 8 pts
- PRIED 8 pts
- REDIP 8 pts
- REPEG 8 pts
- RICED 8 pts
- RIPED 8 pts
- DEIGN 7 pts
- DINGE 7 pts
- DIRGE 7 pts
- EDGER 7 pts
- GREED 7 pts
- GRIDE 7 pts
- GRIND 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- PREEN 7 pts
- REPIN 7 pts
- RIDGE 7 pts
- RIPEN 7 pts
- DIENE 6 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- EIDER 6 pts
- ENDER 6 pts
- GENIE 6 pts
- GENRE 6 pts
- GREEN 6 pts
- REGIE 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
4-letter words
68 words- CEPE 8 pts
- CRIP 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PERC 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- CEDE 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- CRED 7 pts
- DEEP 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- DRIP 7 pts
- GRIP 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- PEDI 7 pts
- PEED 7 pts
- PEND 7 pts
- PIED 7 pts
- PING 7 pts
- PRIG 7 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- DING 6 pts
- DREG 6 pts
- EDGE 6 pts
- GEED 6 pts
- GIED 6 pts
- GIRD 6 pts
- GRID 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- EGER 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- GENE 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GREE 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- CEP 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- CIG 6 pts
- DEP 6 pts
- DIP 6 pts
- GIP 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- PEG 6 pts
- PIG 6 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- DIG 5 pts
- GED 5 pts
- GID 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEE 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
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