| front | | |
| n. (location) | 1. forepart, front, front end | the side that is forward or prominent. |
| ~ side, face | a surface forming part of the outside of an object.; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" |
| ~ forefront, head | the part in the front or nearest the viewer.; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" |
| n. (location) | 2. battlefront, front, front line | the line along which opposing armies face each other. |
| ~ battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field, field of honor | a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought.; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" |
| ~ line | a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops).; "they attacked the enemy's line" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. front | the outward appearance of a person.; "he put up a bold front" |
| ~ appearance | a mental representation.; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. front | the side that is seen or that goes first. |
| ~ fore, prow, bow, stem | front part of a vessel or aircraft.; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" |
| ~ facade, frontage, frontal | the face or front of a building. |
| ~ face | the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object).; "he dealt the cards face down" |
| ~ frontispiece | front illustration facing the title page of a book. |
| ~ nose | a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft).; "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry" |
| ~ nose | the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon.; "he ducked under the nose of the gun" |
| ~ nose cone, ogive | front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere. |
| ~ shirtfront | the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket).; "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront" |
| ~ shopfront, storefront | the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows. |
| ~ side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| n. (person) | 5. figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, straw man, strawman | a person used as a cover for some questionable activity. |
| ~ beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, cheat, slicker | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true. |
| n. (state) | 6. front | a sphere of activity involving effort.; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" |
| ~ arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 7. front | (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses. |
| ~ meteorology | the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather). |
| ~ atmospheric phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere. |
| ~ warm front | the front of an advancing mass of warmer air. |
| ~ cold front, polar front | the front of an advancing mass of colder air. |
| ~ occluded front, occlusion | (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft. |
| n. (location) | 8. front, presence | the immediate proximity of someone or something.; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company" |
| ~ proximity | the region close around a person or thing. |
| n. (location) | 9. front | the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer.; "he walked to the front of the stage" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (group) | 10. front, movement, social movement | a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" |
| ~ social group | people sharing some social relation. |
| ~ fighting french, free french | a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic. |
| ~ art movement, artistic movement | a group of artists who agree on general principles. |
| ~ boy scouts | an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys. |
| ~ civil rights movement | movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens. |
| ~ common front | a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together.; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table" |
| ~ cultural movement | a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals. |
| ~ ecumenism, oecumenism | a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches). |
| ~ falun gong | a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices. |
| ~ political movement | a group of people working together to achieve a political goal. |
| ~ reform movement | a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms. |
| ~ religious movement | a movement intended to bring about religious reforms. |
| ~ zionist movement, zionism | a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine. |
| v. (stative) | 11. face, front, look | be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| ~ face | be opposite.; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other" |
| ~ confront | be face to face with.; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume" |
| v. (competition) | 12. breast, front | confront bodily.; "breast the storm" |
| ~ confront, face | oppose, as in hostility or a competition.; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" |
| adj. | 13. front | relating to or located in the front.; "the front lines"; "the front porch" |
| ~ anterior | of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body. |
| ~ in advance, advance, advanced | situated ahead or going before.; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" |
| ~ frontmost, foremost | preceding all others in spatial position.; "the foremost compartment of the ship" |
| ~ head-on, frontal | meeting front to front.; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision" |
| ~ first | preceding all others in time or space or degree.; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" |
| ~ fore | situated at or toward the bow of a vessel. |
| lead | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. lead | an advantage held by a competitor in a race.; "he took the lead at the last turn" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| n. (substance) | 2. atomic number 82, lead, pb | a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey.; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" |
| ~ metal, metallic element | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. |
| ~ cerussite, white lead ore | a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead. |
| ~ galena | soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead. |
| ~ hard lead | unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains. |
| ~ antimonial lead, hard lead | a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony. |
| ~ pig lead | lead that is cast in pigs. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. lead, track, trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution.; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" |
| ~ evidence, grounds | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief.; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" |
| n. (act) | 4. lead | a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead').; "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead" |
| ~ leadership, leading | the activity of leading.; "his leadership inspired the team" |
| n. (shape) | 5. lead | the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile). |
| ~ angle | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians. |
| n. (communication) | 6. lead, lead-in, lede | the introductory section of a story.; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
| ~ news article, news story, newspaper article | an article reporting news. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| n. (quantity) | 7. lead | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ score | a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| n. (person) | 8. lead, principal, star | an actor who plays a principal role. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| ~ co-star | one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film. |
| ~ film star, movie star | a star who plays leading roles in the cinema. |
| ~ matinee idol, idol | someone who is adored blindly and excessively. |
| ~ television star, tv star | a star in a television show. |
| n. (location) | 9. lead | (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base.; "he took a long lead off first" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (communication) | 10. confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, wind | an indication of potential opportunity.; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| n. (communication) | 11. lead, lead story | a news story of major importance. |
| ~ news article, news story, newspaper article | an article reporting news. |
| n. (attribute) | 12. lead, spark advance | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ timing | the time when something happens. |
| n. (artifact) | 13. lead, leash, tether | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal. |
| ~ constraint, restraint | a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| n. (artifact) | 14. lead, leading | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. |
| ~ strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. |
| n. (artifact) | 15. lead, pencil lead | mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil. |
| ~ lead pencil | pencil that has graphite as the marking substance. |
| ~ black lead, graphite, plumbago | used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors. |
| n. (artifact) | 16. booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" |
| ~ clip lead | a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends. |
| ~ jumper | a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections. |
| ~ conducting wire, wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance. |
| n. (act) | 17. lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.; "the lead was in the dummy" |
| ~ turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| v. (motion) | 18. conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| ~ beacon | guide with a beacon. |
| ~ hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere.; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
| ~ misguide, mislead, lead astray, misdirect | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" |
| ~ usher, show | take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.; "The usher showed us to our seats" |
| v. (stative) | 19. lead, leave, result | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| ~ give rise, bring about, produce | cause to happen, occur or exist.; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system" |
| ~ lead | tend to or result in.; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
| ~ leave | act or be so as to become in a specified state.; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" |
| ~ leave | have left or have as a remainder.; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" |
| v. (stative) | 20. lead | tend to or result in.; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
| ~ entail, implicate | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result.; "What does this move entail?" |
| ~ necessitate | cause to be a concomitant. |
| ~ lead, result, leave | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| v. (motion) | 21. head, lead | travel in front of; go in advance of others.; "The procession was headed by John" |
| ~ precede, lead | move ahead (of others) in time or space. |
| ~ draw away | move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race. |
| ~ head up, head | be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel.; "This student heads the class" |
| v. (communication) | 22. lead | cause to undertake a certain action.; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
| ~ cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| ~ give | guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion.; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" |
| v. (stative) | 23. extend, go, lead, pass, run | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| ~ come | extend or reach.; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" |
| ~ ray, radiate | extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center.; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions" |
| ~ range, run | change or be different within limits.; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" |
| ~ go deep, go far | extend in importance or range.; "His accomplishments go far" |
| v. (social) | 24. head, lead | be in charge of.; "Who is heading this project?" |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| ~ chair, chairman | act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university.; "She chaired the department for many years" |
| ~ captain | be the captain of a sports team. |
| ~ spearhead | be the leader of.; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease" |
| ~ take charge, take control, take hold | assume control. |
| v. (stative) | 25. lead, top | be ahead of others; be the first.; "she topped her class every year" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| v. (social) | 26. conduce, contribute, lead | be conducive to.; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| ~ encourage, promote, further, boost, advance | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| v. (creation) | 27. conduct, direct, lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition.; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ perform, do, execute | carry out or perform an action.; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
| ~ conduct | lead musicians in the performance of.; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
| v. (stative) | 28. go, lead | lead, extend, or afford access.; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| v. (motion) | 29. lead, precede | move ahead (of others) in time or space. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ head, lead | travel in front of; go in advance of others.; "The procession was headed by John" |
| v. (stative) | 30. lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere.; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| ~ guide, pass, run, draw | pass over, across, or through.; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" |
| ~ make pass, pass | cause to pass.; "She passed around the plates" |
| ~ range, run | change or be different within limits.; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" |
| v. (communication) | 31. chair, lead, moderate | preside over.; "John moderated the discussion" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| prime | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. prime, prime quantity | a number that has no factor but itself and 1. |
| ~ number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units.; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
| ~ prime number | an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1. |
| n. (time) | 2. bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity. |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ golden age | a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak.; "it was the golden age of cinema" |
| n. (time) | 3. prime | the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.. |
| ~ canonical hour | (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer. |
| n. (time) | 4. prime, prime of life | the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest. |
| ~ adulthood, maturity | the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed. |
| v. (change) | 5. prime | insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing.; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" |
| ~ gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| v. (contact) | 6. ground, prime, undercoat | cover with a primer; apply a primer to. |
| ~ paint | apply paint to; coat with paint.; "We painted the rooms yellow" |
| v. (change) | 7. prime | fill with priming liquid.; "prime a car engine" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| adj. | 8. premier, prime | first in rank or degree.; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" |
| ~ first | preceding all others in time or space or degree.; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" |
| adj. | 9. prime | used of the first or originating agent.; "prime mover" |
| ~ first | preceding all others in time or space or degree.; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" |
| adj. | 10. choice, prime, prize, quality, select | of superior grade.; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| adj. (pertain) | 11. prime | of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers.; "prime number" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| adj. | 12. meridian, prime | being at the best stage of development.; "our manhood's prime vigor" |
| ~ mature | having reached full natural growth or development.; "a mature cell" |
| go ahead | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. go ahead, plow ahead | proceed (with a plan of action).; "He went ahead with the project" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| initiate | | |
| n. (person) | 1. beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro | someone new to a field or activity. |
| ~ unskilled person | a person who lacks technical training. |
| ~ abecedarian | a novice learning the rudiments of some subject. |
| ~ apprentice, prentice, learner | works for an expert to learn a trade. |
| ~ cub, greenhorn, rookie | an awkward and inexperienced youth. |
| ~ landlubber, landsman, lubber | an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage. |
| ~ fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter | any new participant in some activity. |
| ~ tenderfoot | an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living). |
| ~ trainee | someone who is being trained. |
| n. (person) | 2. initiate, learned person, pundit, savant | someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field. |
| ~ polymath | a person of great and varied learning. |
| ~ bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student | a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines. |
| n. (group) | 3. enlightened, initiate | people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity.; "it is very familiar to the initiate" |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| v. (creation) | 4. initiate, originate, start | bring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" |
| ~ lead up, initiate | set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for.; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ set | apply or start.; "set fire to a building" |
| ~ date back, date from, go back | belong to an earlier time.; "This story dates back 200 years" |
| v. (creation) | 5. initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ strike up | begin.; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship" |
| ~ innovate, introduce | bring something new to an environment.; "A new word processor was introduced" |
| ~ activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip | put in motion or move to act.; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ institute, establish, found, plant, constitute | set up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department" |
| ~ stage, arrange | plan, organize, and carry out (an event).; "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" |
| ~ mount | put up or launch.; "mount a campaign against pornography" |
| ~ undertake, attempt, set about | enter upon an activity or enterprise. |
| ~ machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get up | arrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" |
| v. (social) | 6. induct, initiate | accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite.; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" |
| ~ let in, admit, include | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" |
| v. (communication) | 7. broach, initiate | bring up a topic for discussion. |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| ~ deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" |
| v. (change) | 8. initiate, lead up | set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for.; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" |
| ~ initiate, originate, start | bring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" |
| precede | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate | be earlier in time; go back further.; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" |
| v. (stative) | 2. precede, predate | come before.; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| v. (social) | 3. come before, precede | be the predecessor of.; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" |
| v. (communication) | 4. introduce, precede, preface, premise | 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" |
| ~ preamble | make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document. |
| ~ prologise, prologize, prologuize | write or speak a prologue. |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
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