edeltävä — meaning in English

English meaning

• ante noun The amount a player must put into the pot before a hand of cards is dealt.
• antecedent noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
• anterior adj Located toward the front, especially of the body — nearer the head end rather than the back.
• foregoing adj Coming just before, in time, position, order or importance.
• former adj Existing or happening before now; previous.
• leading adjective Most important or most prominent; ranking first.
• precedent noun An earlier case, decision, or action used as a guide or justification for a similar one later.
• preceding adjective Coming right before something else in time, order, or position.

Senses

edeltävä is used for these senses in English:

• ante- (non-productive) Prior to in time.
• antecedent Earlier, either in time or in order.
• anterior (formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
• foregoing Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
• former Previous.
• leading Occurring in advance; preceding.
• precedent Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding. [from 14th c.]

ante — full definition

1. noun The amount a player must put into the pot before a hand of cards is dealt.
2. verb To put money into the pot before play begins, or more generally, to commit money or effort up front.

antecedent — full definition

1. noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
2. noun A thing or event that came before something else and helped lead to it.
3. adjective Coming before something in time or order.

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