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precedingpreceding /prɪˈsidɪŋ, ˈprisidɪŋ/ ●○○ AWL adjective [only before noun] THESAURUSmost recent, or the nearest one to the present time► lastmost recent, or the nearest one to the present time: What was his last job? Who did you go out with last night? ► previous before this one, or before the one that you are talking about: He has two children from a previous marriage. ► former formal happening before or having a particular position in the past, but not now: New Zealand is a former British colony. The former president has written a book about his time in office. ► past the past week, year, few days, etc. is the period of time up until now: The past few months have been very difficult for our family. ► preceding formal coming before the time you have just mentioned, or the part of something that you are reading now: The preceding chapters have described several key events in recent French history. ► old informal used, known, or existing before now, but not anymore: His old girlfriend just moved back to town. formal happening or coming before the time, place, or part mentioned SYN previous OPP following: the statement in the preceding paragraph income tax paid in preceding years► see thesaurus at last1 |