Antedate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be earlier in time; go back further

establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæstɔːɹˌɪdiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈantɪdˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈantɪdˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæstɔːɹˌɪdiː/.

Examples

Stone tools precede bronze tools

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foredate predate forego forgo precede antecede

Antonyms

postdate

Parts of Speech

verb	be earlier in time; go back further “Stone tools precede bronze tools”
verb	establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Word Forms

precedent	adjective	preceding in time, order, or significance
precession	noun	the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
precedent	noun	an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
precedency	noun	preceding in time
precedence	noun	preceding in time
antecedency	noun	preceding in time
antecedent	noun	a preceding occurrence or cause or event
antecedence	noun	preceding in time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vordatiert

zeitlich früher sein; geh weiter zurück

🇫🇷French

antidate

être plus tôt dans le temps ; revenir plus loin

🇪🇸Spanish

antedatar

ser anterior en el tiempo; retroceder más

🇮🇹Italian

antecedente

essere precedente nel tempo; tornare più indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

antedateren

eerder in de tijd zijn; ga verder terug

🇵🇹Portuguese

anteceder

chegar mais cedo; volte mais

🇷🇺Russian

предшествующая дата

быть раньше по времени; вернуться дальше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समय से पूर्व घटित होना

समय से पहले हो; और पीछे जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্ববর্তী

সময়ের আগে হতে আরও ফিরে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்கூட்டியே

நேரத்திற்கு முன்னதாக இருங்கள்; மேலும் திரும்பி செல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్వం

సమయానికి ముందుగానే ఉండండి; మరింత వెనక్కి వెళ్ళు

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्ववत

वेळेत लवकर व्हा; आणखी मागे जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વવર્તી

સમય વહેલા બનો; વધુ પાછા જાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊದಲೇ

ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿರಲಿ; ಮುಂದೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുമ്പുള്ള

കൃത്യസമയത്ത് നേരത്തെ ആയിരിക്കുക; കൂടുതൽ പിന്നോട്ട് പോകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਵ

ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੋਣਾ; ਹੋਰ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبل از وقت

وقت سے پہلے ہونا؛ مزید واپس جاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

早于日期

时间要早一些；再往前走

🇯🇵Japanese

前の日付

時間より早くすること。さらに戻って

🇰🇷Korean

앞선

시간적으로 더 일찍 가세요; 더 멀리 돌아가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngày xưa

đến sớm hơn; quay trở lại xa hơn

🇹🇭Thai

มาก่อน

มาก่อนเวลา; กลับไปอีก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendahului

datang lebih awal; kembali lebih jauh

🇵🇭Filipino

nauna

maging mas maaga sa oras; bumalik pa

🇲🇾Malay

terdahulu

lebih awal dalam masa; kembali lebih jauh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سابق

يكون في وقت مبكر؛ العودة أبعد من ذلك

🇮🇷Persian

پیشین

زودتر از زمان باشد؛ بیشتر به عقب برگرد

🇹🇷Turkish

önceki tarih

zamanında daha erken olmak; daha geriye git

🇮🇱Hebrew

תאריך מוקדם

להיות מוקדם יותר בזמן; לחזור אחורה

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The primary meaning of 'antedate' is 'be earlier in time; go back further'.

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