English Online Dictionary. What means preceding? What does preceding mean?
English
Alternative forms
- præceding (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/, /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ
Adjective
preceding (not comparable)
- Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
Synonyms
- prevenient
- antecedent
- See also Thesaurus:former
Antonyms
- succeeding, see also Thesaurus:subsequent
Translations
Verb
preceding
- present participle and gerund of precede
Anagrams
- decerping