früher — meaning in English

English meaning

• above prep In a position higher than something else; overhead of.
• 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.
• back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
• erstwhile adjective Former; belonging to an earlier time and no longer holding the position or relationship described.
• former adj Existing or happening before now; previous.
• formerly adv At an earlier time; previously.
• once adv On one occasion only; a single time.
• previously adv At an earlier time, before now or before the point being discussed.
• prior adj Coming before in time or order; earlier.
• quondam adj Former, or belonging to an earlier time.

Senses

früher is used for these senses in English:

• above Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. [first attested before 1150.]
• aforetime (archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
• antecedent Earlier, either in time or in order.
• anterior (formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
• back Not current.
• back in the day (temporal location, idiomatic, informal) In the distant past; especially, at a time fondly remembered (the good old days).
• former Previous.
• formerly at some time in the past

above — full definition

1. prep In a position higher than something else; overhead of.
2. prep Greater than in amount, degree, or rank.
3. adv Earlier in a piece of writing; higher up on the same page.
4. noun What was mentioned earlier in a document.

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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