Precede, Proceed
Pay very close attention to the prefixes of these terms. One term means "go before" and the other means "go forward." Read the following examples and then answer the preview questions.
When listed in alphabetical order, Tonia precedes Ursula.
The ten o'clock news precedes the late-night movie.
Please proceed with your presentation immediately after the break.
Will the firm proceed to produce the new item after the strike?
Which term means "go before"? ________________
Which term means "go forward"? ________________
The prefix pre-, meaning "before," combines with the root-ced-, meaning "to go," to give us precede, or "go before." The prefix per-, meaning "through," combines with the same root to give us "go ahead" or "go forward." Note that in this case the root is spelled differently, even though it has the same meaning, "to go."
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