Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of recede is as below...

Preference :: Preference (n.) The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference..

Example :: Example (n.) That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model.

Antedate :: Antedate (v. t.) To precede in time.

Tilde :: Tilde (n.) The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ?, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y..

Molar :: Molar (n.) Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See Tooth..

Day :: Day (n.) (Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc..

Diminish :: Diminish (v. i.) To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it..

Precedent :: Precedent (a.) Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services..

Antecedence :: Antecedence (n.) The act or state of going before in time; precedence.

Precedent :: Precedent (n.) A judicial decision which serves as a rule for future determinations in similar or analogous cases; an authority to be followed in courts of justice; forms of proceeding to be followed in similar cases.

Preaudience :: Preaudience (n.) Precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers.

Idiopathy :: Idiopathy (n.) A morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease.

Original :: Original (n.) That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc..

Lead :: Lead (n.) precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second..

Forename :: Forename (n.) A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name.

Priority :: Priority (a.) Precedence; superior rank.

Postpone :: Postpone (v. t.) To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance..

Second :: Second (a.) Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge..

Antecede :: Antecede (v. t. & i.) To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass.

Die :: Die (v. i.) To recede and grow fainter; to become imperceptible; to vanish; -- often with out or away.

Random Fonts

Most Popular