LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

antecēdō

antecēdō (present infinitive antecēdere, perfect active antecessī, supine antecessum)
Classical[an.tɛˈkeː.doː]Ecclesiastical[an.teˈt͡ʃɛː.do]

Meaning

  1. to precede (go before or in front of)
  2. to excel or surpass
  3. to distinguish oneself, to become eminent

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.antecēdōantecēdēbamantecēdamantecessīantecesseramantecesserō
2nd sg.antecēdisantecēdēbāsantecēdēsantecessistīantecesserāsantecesseris
3rd sg.antecēditantecēdēbatantecēdetantecessitantecesseratantecesserit
1st pl.antecēdimusantecēdēbāmusantecēdēmusantecessimusantecesserāmusantecesserimus
2nd pl.antecēditisantecēdēbātisantecēdētisantecessistisantecesserātisantecesseritis
3rd pl.antecēduntantecēdēbantantecēdentantecessērunt
antecessēre		antecesserantantecesserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.antecēdamantecēderemantecesserimantecessissem
2nd sg.antecēdāsantecēderēsantecesserīsantecessissēs
3rd sg.antecēdatantecēderetantecesseritantecessisset
1st pl.antecēdāmusantecēderēmusantecesserīmusantecessissēmus
2nd pl.antecēdātisantecēderētisantecesserītisantecessissētis
3rd pl.antecēdantantecēderentantecesserintantecessissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.antecēdorantecēdēbarantecēdar
2nd sg.antecēderis
antecēdere		antecēdēbāris
antecēdēbāre		antecēdēris
antecēdēre
3rd sg.antecēditurantecēdēbāturantecēdētur
1st pl.antecēdimurantecēdēbāmurantecēdēmur
2nd pl.antecēdiminīantecēdēbāminīantecēdēminī
3rd pl.antecēdunturantecēdēbanturantecēdentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.antecēdarantecēderer
2nd sg.antecēdāris
antecēdāre		antecēderēris
antecēderēre
3rd sg.antecēdāturantecēderētur
1st pl.antecēdāmurantecēderēmur
2nd pl.antecēdāminīantecēderēminī
3rd pl.antecēdanturantecēderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.antecēdeantecēdere
pres. 2nd pl.antecēditeantecēdiminī
fut. 2nd sg.antecēditōantecēditor
fut. 3rd sg.antecēditōantecēditor
fut. 2nd pl.antecēditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.antecēduntōantecēduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveantecēdereantecēdī
perfect infinitiveantecessisseantecessum esse
future infinitiveantecessūrum esseantecessum īrī
present participleantecēdēns—
perfect participle—antecessus
antecessa, antecessā, antecessae, antecessam, antecessārum, antecessās, antecesse, antecessīs, antecessō, antecessōrum, antecessōs
future participleantecessūrus
antecessūra, antecessūrā, antecessūrae, antecessūram, antecessūrārum, antecessūrās, antecessūre, antecessūrī, antecessūrīs, antecessūrō, antecessūrōrum, antecessūrōs, antecessūrum		antecēdendus
antecēdundus, antecēdenda, antecēdendā, antecēdendae, antecēdendam, antecēdendārum, antecēdendās, antecēdende, antecēdendīs, antecēdendōrum, antecēdendōs
gerundantecēdendī, antecēdendō, antecēdendumsupineantecessum, antecessū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

aetate alicui antecedere, anteire
to be older than.

antĕ-cēdo, cessi, cessum, 3, v. n.,
I. to go before, precede (in space), to take the lead, get the start; with dat., acc., or absol.
I. Lit.
a. With dat.: ubi ambitionem virtuti videas antecedere, Titin. ap. Non. 499, 8: si huic rei illa antecedit, huic non antecedit, Cic. Top. 23.—
b. With acc.: Pompeius expeditus antecesserat legiones, Cic. Att. 8, 9: biduo me Antonius antecessit, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13; Curt. 4, 7, 15: antecedite me, Vulg. Gen. 32, 16; ib. 1 Reg. 9, 27; ib. Matt. 2, 9, and so Vulg. always.—
c. Absol.: magnis itineribus antecessit, Caes. B. G. 7, 35; Liv. 2, 6; Vell. 1, 4, 1: antecedente famā, Liv. 5, 37, 6: antecedens scelestus, * Hor. C. 3, 2, 31.—
II. Fig.
A. To precede, in time: haec (dies) ei antecessit, * Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 40: exercitatio semper antecedere cibum debet, Cels. 1, 2.—
B. To have the precedence of any one, to excel, surpass; with dat. and acc. (cf. Rudd. II. p. 136).
a. With dat.: virtute regi antecesseris, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 118: quantum natura hominis pecudibus antecedit, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 105; so id. Brut. 21, 82.—
b. With acc. of person or thing and abl. or abl. with in: scientiā atque usu nauticarum rerum ceteros antecedunt, Caes. B. G. 3, 8: nemo eum in amicitiā antecessit, Nep. Alcib. 9, 3: maltha duritiam lapidis antecedens, Plin. 36, 24, 58, § 18.—
c. Absol., to distinguish one's self, to become eminent: ut quisque honore et aetate antecedebat, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 64; so id. Inv. 2, 22.—Hence,
1. antĕcēdens, entis, P. a.
a. In gen.: hora, Cic. ad Octav. 3: annus, Plin. 13, 8, 16, § 59; so Suet. Tib. 5.—
b. T. t. of philosophy, the antecedent (opp. consequens): causa, Cic. Fat. 11, 33; 15, 34.—In plur. as subst.: an-tĕcēdentĭa, ōrum, n.: locus ex antecedentibus, Cic. Top. 12; so id. Part. Or. 2; Quint. 5, 10, 45; 6, 3, 66.—
2. antĕces-sus, a, um, P. a., that goes before; only in the connection, in antecessum dare, solvere, accipere, etc.; t. t., to give, pay, receive, etc., beforehand, in advance (postAug.): in antecessum dabo, Sen. Ep. 118: accipere, id. ib. 7: reponere, id. Ben. 4, 32: praedam dividere, Flor. 4, 12, 24 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinantecēdō

Latin ante- Latin cēdō Latin antecēdō From ante- (“before”) + cēdō (“go”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanantecedir
  • Englishantecede
  • Frenchantécéder
  • Italianantecedere
  • Portugueseanteceder
  • Spanishanteceder
  • Dutchantecederen
  • Galiciananteceder
Norwegian
  • Norwegian Bokmålantecedere
  • Norwegian Nynorskantecedere

Quick answers

What does antecēdō mean in Latin?
antecēdō, a verb, means “to precede (go before or in front of); to excel or surpass; to distinguish oneself, to become eminent”.
What are the principal parts of antecēdō?
antecēdō, antecēdere, antecessī, antecessum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce antecēdō?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛˈkeː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.teˈt͡ʃɛː.do].
Where does antecēdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antecēdō.