précédent — meaning in English
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English meaning
- foregoing adj Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
- foregone adj Already certain or decided in advance, leaving no real doubt about the outcome.
- former adj Existing or happening before now; previous.
- precedent noun An earlier case, decision, or action used as a guide or justification for a similar one later.
- predecessor noun A person who held a job, role, or position before the current person.
- previous adj Coming before the current one, in time or order.
Senses
précédent is used for these senses in English:
- foregoing Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
- foregone previous, former
- former Previous.
- precedent Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding. [from 14th c.]
- precedent An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
- predecessor A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
- previous (not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.