preceding en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
- /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| præceding | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
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Translations (28)
nb forrige (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · cmn 先于 (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · nb forutgående (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · de führend (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · bg преди́шен (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · nn føregåande (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · nl voorgaand (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · nn førre (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · hi पूर्ववर्ती (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · uk попере́дній (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · vi vừa rồi (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · nb foregående (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · it precedente (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · ru предше́ствующий (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · vi vừa nãy (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · ru предыду́щий (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · de vorausgehend (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · fi edeltävä (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · vi trước đây (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · bn সাবেক (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · de vorherig (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · vi nãy (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · pl poprzedzający (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · bg предхо́ждащ (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · la prior (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · be папярэ́дні (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · hi पिछला (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) · nn tidlegare (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else)