Meaning of Predecessor | Babel Free
ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)Definitions
- One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
- A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
- A vertex having a directed path to another vertex
Equivalents
Azərbaycan dili
sələf
Català
antecessor
Ελληνικά
προκάτοχος
Eesti
eelkäija
Suomi
edeltäjä
Gàidhlig
ro-theachdaire
Bahasa Indonesia
pendahulu
Íslenska
forveri
ქართული
წინამორბედი
Kurdî
selef
Nederlands
voorganger
Slovenščina
predhodnik
Svenska
föregångare
Examples
“I thought about my predecessor, who had died of drink⟳ and smoke⟳; and I could have⟳ wished he had been so good as to live⟳, and not bother me with his decease.”
“"The Northern Heights at last⟳," you say⟳ to yourself, hastily closing the carriage window because the Yorkshire coal used by the Eastern Region and its predecessors makes their tunnels more sulphurous than any we know⟳.”
“The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.”
“No. 6959 is painted in the standard wartime black livery and, like⟳ its immediate predecessors, does not carry⟳ a nameplate, but the words "Hall Class" have⟳ been painted on the middle coupled-wheel splasher.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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