Predate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be earlier in time; go back further

come before

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪdˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪdˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪdˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹɪdˈeɪt/.

Examples

Stone tools precede bronze tools
Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
These mammals predate certain eggs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foredate forgo forego raven prey precede antecede antedate

Antonyms

postdate

Parts of Speech

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	prey on or hunt for “These mammals predate certain eggs”
verb	establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Word Forms

precedent	adjective	preceding in time, order, or significance
precession	noun	the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
precedent	noun	an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
precedency	noun	preceding in time
precedence	noun	preceding in time
antecedency	noun	preceding in time
antecedent	noun	a preceding occurrence or cause or event
antecedence	noun	preceding in time
prey	noun	animal hunted or caught for food
predation	noun	an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vor

zeitlich früher sein; geh weiter zurück

🇫🇷French

antidater

être plus tôt dans le temps ; revenir plus loin

🇪🇸Spanish

preceder

ser anterior en el tiempo; retroceder más

🇮🇹Italian

predare

essere precedente nel tempo; tornare più indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

dateren van vóór

eerder in de tijd zijn; ga verder terug

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇺Russian

предшествовать

быть раньше по времени; вернуться дальше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहले बन

समय से पहले हो; और पीछे जाओ

🇮🇳Tamil

முந்தியது

நேரத்திற்கு முன்னதாக இருங்கள்; மேலும் திரும்பி செல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్వం

సమయానికి ముందుగానే ఉండండి; మరింత వెనక్కి వెళ్ళు

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વગ્રહ

સમય વહેલા બનો; વધુ પાછા જાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವ

ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿರಲಿ; ಮುಂದೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുമ്പുള്ള

കൃത്യസമയത്ത് നേരത്തെ ആയിരിക്കുക; കൂടുതൽ പിന്നോട്ട് പോകുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

早于

时间要早一些；再往前走

🇯🇵Japanese

前に

時間より早くすること。さらに戻って

🇰🇷Korean

이전의

시간적으로 더 일찍 가세요; 더 멀리 돌아가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có trước

đến sớm hơn; quay trở lại xa hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ลงวันที่ก่อน

มาก่อนเวลา; กลับไปอีก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendahului

datang lebih awal; kembali lebih jauh

🇵🇭Filipino

nauna

maging mas maaga sa oras; bumalik pa

🇲🇾Malay

mendahului

lebih awal dalam masa; kembali lebih jauh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسبق

يكون في وقت مبكر؛ العودة أبعد من ذلك

🇮🇷Persian

قبل از

زودتر از زمان باشد؛ بیشتر به عقب برگرد

🇹🇷Turkish

önceki tarih

zamanında daha erken olmak; daha geriye git

🇮🇱Hebrew

קדם

להיות מוקדם יותר בזמן; לחזור אחורה

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