preceding
adj/pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ · /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.
1
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
- On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.
- Synonyms
- prevenient, antecedent
- Antonyms
- succeeding
- Derived terms
- precedingly