Vorläufer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
- forerunner noun A runner at the front or ahead.
- precursor noun Something or someone that comes before and leads to, or signals, what follows.
- predecessor noun A person who held a job, role, or position before the current person.
- prequel noun A film, book or series that is made after an existing story but set at an earlier point in it, showing what happened before the original.
- progenitor noun A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
Senses
Vorläufer is used for these senses in English:
- ancestor An earlier type; a progenitor
- forerunner A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- precursor That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
- precursor (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
- predecessor One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
- predecessor A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
- prequel (narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.
- progenitor (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
ancestor — full definition
- noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
- noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.
forerunner — full definition
- noun A runner at the front or ahead.
- noun By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
- noun A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- noun A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.