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предше́ствующий — meaning in English

predshestvuyushchiy

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • prior adj Coming before in time or order; earlier.

Senses

предше́ствующий is used for these senses in English:

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

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.

anterior — full definition

  1. adj Located toward the front, especially of the body — nearer the head end rather than the back.
  2. adj Coming before something else in time or sequence.
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