preceding
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- præceding (archaic)
Etymology Edit
From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
preceding (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.
Synonyms Edit
- See also Thesaurus:former
Antonyms Edit
- succeeding, see also Thesaurus:subsequent
Translations Edit
foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else
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Verb Edit
preceding
- present participle and gerund of precede