Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense predates, present participle predating, past tense, past participle predated
VERB (在日期上)早于,先于 If you say that one thing predated another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing. (在日期上)早于,先于
His troubles predated the recession. [VERB noun]
他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain. [VERB noun]