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preceding
pre·ced·ing P0509200 (prĭ-sē′dĭng)adj.1. Existing or coming before another or others: in preceding years; on a preceding page.2. Existing or coming immediately before another or others: the preceding year; the preceding page.preceding (prɪˈsiːdɪŋ) adj (prenominal) going or coming before; formerpre•ced•ing (prɪˈsi dɪŋ) adj. that precedes; coming before; previous: the preceding page. [1485–95] preceding, previous - Preceding means "occurring immediately before the time of the utterance," while previous means "occurring at some time before the utterance."See also related terms for utterance.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | preceding - existing or coming beforeantecedent - preceding in time or ordersucceeding - coming after or following | | 2. | preceding - of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"past, retiringoutgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship" |
precedingadjective1. previous, earlier, former, above, foregoing, aforementioned, anterior, aforesaid Please refer back to the preceding chapter.2. past, earlier, former, prior, foregoing the student revolution of the preceding yearsprecedingadjective1. Going before:advance, antecedent, anterior, earlier, precedent, previous, prior.2. Next before the present one:foregoing, last, latter, previous.3. Just gone by or elapsed:antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, past, precedent, previous, prior.Translationsprecede (priˈsiːd) verb to go, happen etc before. She preceded him into the room. 先於... 先于...precedence (ˈpresidəns) noun (the right of) going before in order of importance etc. This matter is urgent and should be given precedence over others at the moment. 優先(權) 优先(权) ˌprecedent (ˈpresidənt) noun a past action, especially a legal decision, which may act as a guide or rule in the future. 先例 先列preˈceding adjectiveon the preceding page. 在前的 在前的
preceding
preceding 1. Denoting the leading edge of a planet, etc., or the leading member of a pair of stars, as the Earth's rotation causes objects to drift across the sky from east to west. 2. Denoting the leading edge of a surface feature on a planet, satellite, star, etc., or the leading member of a pair of features, the feature(s) moving as the body rotates. In each case, the other edge or member is described as following or trailing. preceding
Synonyms for precedingadj previousSynonyms- previous
- earlier
- former
- above
- foregoing
- aforementioned
- anterior
- aforesaid
adj pastSynonyms- past
- earlier
- former
- prior
- foregoing
Synonyms for precedingadj going beforeSynonyms- advance
- antecedent
- anterior
- earlier
- precedent
- previous
- prior
adj next before the present oneSynonyms- foregoing
- last
- latter
- previous
adj just gone by or elapsedSynonyms- antecedent
- anterior
- earlier
- foregoing
- former
- past
- precedent
- previous
- prior
Synonyms for precedingadj existing or coming beforeRelated WordsAntonymsadj of a person who has held and relinquished a position or officeSynonymsRelated Words |