come before come back • come-between · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · come before · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) be the predecessor of. Synonyms: precede, come before. Example: "Bill preceded john in the long line of susan's husbands." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · precede · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072