antecedimos

Antecedimos is the first-person plural preterite (simple past) form of the Spanish verb anteceder, meaning to precede, go before, or come earlier in time or order. As a conjugated form, it is used to indicate that the subject and its action occurred prior to another point or event in the past. The verb can be used transitively, to indicate that one thing preceded another, or in a chronological sense to place events in a timeline.

Etymology: Anteceder derives from the Latin antecedere, formed from ante- meaning before and cedere meaning to go or yield. The sense of going before or ahead of something in time or sequence is retained in modern Spanish.

Usage and style: Antecedimos appears mainly in written or formal contexts, such as historical accounts, reports, or literary narration, where a past sequence of events is being described. In everyday speech, speakers typically substitute other expressions to convey precedence, especially when the subject is not explicitly the agent of preceding actions.

Conjugation note: Antecedimos is the nosotros/as form in the pretérito indefinido (pretérito simple) of anteceder. Other forms include antecedí, antecediste, antecedió, antecedisteis, and antecedieron.

See also: anteceder, antecedente, antecedentes.