predate
- IPA[priːˈdeɪt]
英式
- exist or occur at a date earlier than (something)
verb: predate, 3rd person present: predates, gerund or present participle: predating, past tense: predated, past participle: predated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. exist or occur at a date earlier than (something) here parish boundaries seem clearly to predate Roman roads
- 更多解釋
- IPA[prēˈdāt]
美式
- exist or occur at a date earlier than (something): this letter predates her illness
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[priːˈdeɪt]
英式
- (of an animal) act as a predator of; catch and eat (prey).
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[prəˈdāt]
美式
- (of an animal) act as a predator of; catch and eat (prey).
Oxford American Dictionary
