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vorhergehend — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • antecedent noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  • previous adj Coming before the current one, in time or order.

Senses

vorhergehend is used for these senses in English:

  • antecedent Earlier, either in time or in order.
  • previous (not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

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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