No. 4,753 in French
précédé
"Précédé" means "preceded."
In a sentence
La lumière précédé le son dans cet exemple.
The light precedes the sound in this example.
The term 'précédé' is used here to indicate the sequence of occurrence where light precedes sound temporally.
Le discours fut précédé d'une présentation visuelle.
The speech was preceded by a visual presentation.
In this context, 'précédé' means that the speech was sequenced after the visual presentation in a progression of events.
Son arrivée était précédée par des nouvelles inquiétantes.
His arrival was preceded by troubling news.
Here, 'précédé' is utilized to describe an event that occurred prior to the arrival, establishing a cause-effect or temporal sequence.
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