v. 25B6; verb
adverts preceded the film : GO/COME BEFORE, lead (up) to, pave/prepare the way for, herald, introduce, usher in; archaic forgo.
Catherine preceded him into the studio : GO AHEAD OF, go in front of, go before, go first, lead the way.
he preceded the book with a poem : PREFACE, introduce, begin, open.
follow.