How to pronounce “precede”
Say “precede” in 2 beats
precede
/pɹɪˈsid/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɪsiːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɹɪpɹɪ
- sidsidstress
- IPA (American)
- /pɹɪˈsid/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɪsiːd/
- Respelling
- pri-SEED
- Syllables
- 2 — pɹɪ-SID
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɹɪ-SID. “sid” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/pɹɪˈsid/
/pɹɪsiːd/
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What “precede” means
- verb
be earlier in time; go back further
“Stone tools precede bronze tools”
- verb
come before
“Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”
- verb
be the predecessor of
“Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands”
Say it in a sentence
“A short silence will precede the start of the concert.”“precede”, answered
How do you pronounce “precede”?
“precede” is pronounced /pɹɪˈsid/ (pri-SEED) in American English and /pɹɪsiːd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sid”. Build it as pɹɪ-SID, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “precede” have?
2: pɹɪ · sid. The beat lands on the second, “sid”.
Is “precede” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹɪˈsid/ (pri-SEED); British English says /pɹɪsiːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “precede” mean?
As a verb: be earlier in time; go back further For example: “Stone tools precede bronze tools” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “precede”?
Stress the second syllable: pɹɪ-SID. “sid” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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