单词 | antecedently |
释义 | antecedent1 of 2noun an·te·ced·ent ˌan-tə-ˈsē-dᵊnt plural antecedents 1 grammar : a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") broadly : a word or phrase replaced by a substitute 2 a : a preceding event, condition, or cause events that were antecedents of the war b antecedents plural : the significant events, conditions, and traits of one's earlier life 3 a : predecessor especially : a model or stimulus for later developments The sackbut was the antecedent of the trombone. b antecedents plural : ancestors, parents He was proud of his Scottish antecedents. 4 : the conditional element in a proposition (such as if A in "if A, then B") 5 mathematics : the first term of a mathematical ratio antecedent 2 of 2adjective : prior antecedent events antecedently adverb antecedently adverbas in earlier so as to precede something in order of time check your flight status antecedently to leaving home for the airport just in case there's a delay Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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