Precede / Proceed

Soal Precede vs. Proceed

Pengertian Precede dan Proceed

Precede dan proceed sama-sama merupakan verb (kata kerja) yang kerap menimbulkan kebingungan karena meskipun bukan homophone (kata-kata yang pelafalannya sama namun artinya berbeda) namun memiliki kemiripan sound (pelafalan).

Precede berarti “to come/go before” (mendahului), dimana bentuk past tense-nya preceded; sementara proceed bermakna “to go forward or go on” (maju, meneruskan) dimana bentuk past tense-nya proceeded.

Contoh Kalimat Precede dan Proceed dan Artinya

1. Several geological events preceded the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
   (Beberapa peristiwa geologis mendahului letusan tahun 1980 gunung St. Helens.)
2. The dinner will be preceded by a short speech.
   (Makan malam tersebut akan didahului oleh sambutan singkat.) passive
3. Our plan is proceeding perfectly.
   (Rencana kita berjalan dengan sempurna.)
4. The prosecutors may decide that the case will not proceed further.
   (Jaksa mungkin memutuskan kasus tersebut tidak akan melangkah lebih jauh.)

Soal Precede vs. Proceed

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References:

1. Precede and Proceed. http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/precedegloss.htm. Accessed on August 7, 2015.
2. Precede/Proceed. https://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/precede.html. Accessed on August 7 2015.
3. Proceed/Precede. http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/top-10-commonly-confused-words-vol-2/proceed-precede.html. Accessed on August 7, 2015.
4. Proceed. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proceed. Accessed on August 8, 2015.