The Clue
Appear before (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PRECEDE
Tags
Notes
The answer PRECEDE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Forerun
Herald
Lead
Usher in
Go before
Definition
PRECEDE as a verb:
1. (predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate) = be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
2. (precede, predate) = come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
3. (precede, come before) = be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
4. (precede, lead) = move ahead (of others) in time or space
5. (precede, preface, premise, introduce) = 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"