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предыду́щий, предше́ствующий* * *preceding, previous, previously, prior* * *adj( umiddelbart forudgående) preceding ( fx the preceding chapter),( tidligere) previous ( fx a previous chapter). -
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adj previous ( fx the previous evening); preceding ( fx the preceding page);[ den foregående dag] the day before,F the previous day;[ de i det foregående meddelte oplysninger] the information given above. -
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I. adj (sup af nær) nearest ( fx the nearest town), closest ( fxhis closest advisers);( næste) next;[ mine nærmeste] my closest relatives;[ en af de nærmeste dage] within a day or two; one day in the (very) near future;[ i de nærmeste dage] within the next few days;[ den nærmeste familie] the closest relatives;[ hans nærmeste foresatte] his immediate superior(s);[ i den nærmeste fremtid] in the (very) near future;[ på det nærmeste] (just) about, nearly, approximately;[ på det nærmeste rigtig] approximately correct, about right;[ på det nærmeste det samme] very much the same thing;[ på det nærmeste sikker] fairly certain.II. adv nearest;( snarest) if anything ( fx if anything, he is too conscientious); rather( fx rather good-looking; I rather envy him); on the ( fxgood-looking, small etc) side;( gengives ofte med not un-, fx she is not unattractive);( næsten) almost ( fx he is almost an idiot);( omtrent) about ( fx he is about my height);[ nærmest foregående] (immediately) preceding;[ nærmest følgende] next, following;[ nærmest liggende, nærmest tilstødende] adjoining, adjacent.III. præp nearest (to), next to;[ komme sandheden nærmest] get nearest to the truth;[ enhver er sig selv nærmest] everyone looks after his own interests,(glds) near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.
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preceding — preceding, antecedent, precedent, foregoing, previous, prior, former, anterior are comparable when they mean being before, especially in time or in order of arrangement. Preceding, opposed to succeeding and following, is restricted to time and… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Preceding — Pre*ced ing, a. 1. Going before; opposed to following. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See {Following}, 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preceding — I adjective above mentioned, abovenamed, antecedent, anterior, before mentioned, earlier, first named, former, inaugural, introductory, precedent, precessional, precursive, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preliminary, preludial, prelusive,… … Law dictionary
preceding — [adj] earlier, above abovementioned, above named, aforeknown, aforementioned, aforesaid, ahead of, antecedent, anterior, before, erstwhile, foregoing, forerunning, former, forward, front, head, heretofore, introductory, lead, leading, one time,… … New thesaurus
preceding — [prē sēd′iŋ, prisēd′iŋ] adj. that precedes; going or coming before SYN. PREVIOUS … English World dictionary
preceding — adjective Date: 15th century that immediately precedes in time or place < the preceding day > < preceding paragraphs > Synonyms: preceding, antecedent, foregoing, previous, prior, former, anterior mean being before. preceding usually implies… … New Collegiate Dictionary
preceding — pre|ced|ing [prıˈsi:dıŋ] adj [only before noun] formal happening or coming before the time, place, or part mentioned = ↑previous ≠ ↑following preceding days/weeks/months/years ▪ income tax paid in preceding years preceding chapter/paragraph/page… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Preceding — Precede Pre*cede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preceding}.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr[ e]ceder. See {Pre }, and {Cede}.] 1. To go before in order of time; to occur… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preceding — /pri see ding/, adj. that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page. [1485 95; PRECEDE + ING2] Syn. foregoing, prior, former, earlier. Ant. succeeding, following. * * * … Universalium
preceding — adjective Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence. On the preceding Monday Shobana had left on vacation. Ant: succeeding … Wiktionary
preceding — adj. Preceding is used with these nouns: ↑decade, ↑generation, ↑month, ↑page, ↑paragraph, ↑section, ↑year … Collocations dictionary
