Antecedent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

a preceding occurrence or cause or event

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæstaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪsˈiːdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪsˈiːdənt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæstaɪl/.

Examples

phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ascendent forerunner root ascendant ancestor

Antonyms

descendant subsequent

Parts of Speech

noun	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
noun	a preceding occurrence or cause or event
noun	anything that precedes something similar in time “phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”
noun	the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
adjective	preceding in time or order

Word Forms

ancestral	adjective	inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
antecedent	adjective	preceding in time or order
antecede	verb	be earlier in time; go back further
antecedent	noun	anything that precedes something similar in time
antecedency	noun	preceding in time
antecedence	noun	preceding in time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorgänger

jemand, von dem Sie abstammen (aber normalerweise weiter entfernt als ein Großelternteil)

🇫🇷French

antécédent

quelqu'un dont vous descendez (mais généralement plus éloigné qu'un grand-parent)

🇪🇸Spanish

antecedente

alguien de quien desciendes (pero generalmente más remoto que un abuelo)

🇮🇹Italian

antecedente

qualcuno da cui discendi (ma di solito più remoto di un nonno)

🇵🇹Portuguese

antecedente

alguém de quem você descende (mas geralmente mais distante que um avô)

🇷🇺Russian

антецедент

кто-то, от кого вы произошли (но обычно более отдаленно, чем дедушка и бабушка)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्वपद

कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसके वंशज आप हैं (लेकिन आमतौर पर दादा-दादी से अधिक दूर)

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্ববর্তী

এমন কেউ যার থেকে আপনি বংশধর (তবে সাধারণত দাদা-দাদির চেয়ে বেশি দূরবর্তী)

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோடி

நீங்கள் யாரிடமிருந்து வந்தவர் (ஆனால் பொதுவாக ஒரு தாத்தா பாட்டியை விட தொலைதூரத்தில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్వజన్మ

మీరు ఎవరి నుండి వచ్చిన వారు (కానీ సాధారణంగా తాతయ్య కంటే చాలా రిమోట్)

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्ववर्ती

कोणीतरी ज्याच्यापासून तुम्ही वंशज आहात (परंतु सहसा आजी-आजोबापेक्षा जास्त दूरस्थ)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વવર્તી

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ કે જેના પરથી તમે વંશજ છો (પરંતુ સામાન્ય રીતે દાદા દાદી કરતાં વધુ દૂરસ્થ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ

ನೀವು ಯಾರಿಂದ ಬಂದವರು (ಆದರೆ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯರಿಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ದೂರಸ್ಥ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻഗാമി

നിങ്ങളുടെ വംശപരമ്പരയിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ഒരാൾ (എന്നാൽ സാധാരണയായി ഒരു മുത്തശ്ശിയേക്കാൾ വിദൂരമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਵ

ਕੋਈ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਤਰੇ ਹੋ (ਪਰ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦਾਦਾ-ਦਾਦੀ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਦੂਰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سابقہ

کوئی ایسا شخص جس سے آپ کی نسل ہے (لیکن عام طور پر دادا دادی سے زیادہ دور ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

先行词

您的后裔（但通常比祖父母更遥远）

🇯🇵Japanese

先例

自分の子孫である誰か（ただし、通常は祖父母よりも遠い）

🇰🇷Korean

전례

당신의 후손인 사람(그러나 일반적으로 조부모보다 더 멀리 떨어져 있음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền lệ

ai đó là hậu duệ của bạn (nhưng thường xa hơn ông bà)

🇹🇭Thai

มาก่อน

คนที่คุณสืบเชื้อสายมา (แต่มักจะอยู่ห่างไกลมากกว่าปู่ย่าตายาย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendahului

seseorang yang merupakan keturunan Anda (tetapi biasanya lebih jauh dari kakek dan nenek)

🇵🇭Filipino

nauna

isang taong pinanggalingan mo (ngunit karaniwang mas malayo kaysa sa isang lolo o lola)

🇲🇾Malay

anteseden

seseorang dari mana anda berasal (tetapi biasanya lebih jauh daripada datuk nenek)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سالف

شخص تنحدر منه (ولكن عادة ما يكون أبعد من الجد)

🇮🇷Persian

پیشین

شخصی که از او تبار هستید (اما معمولاً از پدربزرگ و مادربزرگ دورتر است)

🇹🇷Turkish

öncül

soyundan geldiğiniz biri (ancak genellikle büyükanne veya büyükbabanızdan daha uzakta)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קדם

מישהו שממנו אתה צאצא (אבל בדרך כלל רחוק יותר מסבא וסבתא)

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The primary meaning of 'antecedent' is 'someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)'.

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Using 'antecedent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'antecedent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'antecedent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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