Hold and Precede

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

Precede and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precede" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Precede

Precede verb - To go or come before in time.
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Synonyms for Precede

Hold and precede are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Precede".

Nearby Words: precedent, preceding, precedence

Common collocations

candle hold candle precede candle

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Prequel Seeing the alternate nightmares and encountering the three-eyed lava dragon in Prequel: Precede requires the player to jump through quite a few hoops, and the comic never indicates that these even exist beyond the background of the update page showing the back wall of the hold blown open.
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