Precession

Precession
(Roget's Thesaurus)
-->Going before.
<- N
PARAG:Precession->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ precession
precession
leading
heading
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ precedence
precedence
&c. 62
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ priority
priority
&c. 116
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ the lead
the lead
le pas
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ van
van
&c.(front) 234
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ precursor
precursor
&c. 64
PARAG:Precession->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ go before
go before
go ahead
go in the van
go in advance
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ precede
precede
forerun
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ usher in
usher in
introduce
herald
head
take the lead
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ lead the way
lead the way
lead the dance
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ get the start
get the start
have the start
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ steal a march
steal a march
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ get before
get before
get ahead
get in front of
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ outstrip
outstrip
&c. 303
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ take precedence
take precedence
&c.(first in order) 62
PARAG:Precession->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ leading
leading
precedent
&c.->V.
PARAG:Precession->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ in advance
in advance
before
ahead
in the van
in the lead
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ foremost
foremost
headmost
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ in front
in front

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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