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Preceding | Preceded | Precedes

Preceding meaning

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

Synonyms of Preceding

antecedent previous propaedeutic preparative preparatory premedical precedent prefatory prefatorial introductory foregoing above-named above-mentioned above old

Using Preceding

  • The main meaning on this page is: Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
  • Useful related words include: antecedent, previous, propaedeutic, preparative.
  • In the example corpus, preceding often appears in combinations such as: the preceding, preceding the, preceding year.

Context around Preceding

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Preceding

  • In this selection, "preceding" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, incidents, 1956, two, runner, mark and calendar stand out and add context to how "preceding" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the preceding mark and by a preceding runner including. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "preceding" sits close to words such as employs, offender and reproductive, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with preceding

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

When word-final or preceding another consonant, it lengthens the preceding vowel. (12 words)

He confessed that not having Furuhashi in the preceding weeks had been irksome. (13 words)

Alexander once discussed his preceding sweethearts in a meeting, which is a rare occurrence! (14 words)

Captain Freeman, who had been on the sidelines for much of the two preceding episodes, plays a prominent role in this episode, and it's always nice to hear Dawnn Lewis take a more central part in her fan-favorite role as the Cerritos' commanding officer. (46 words)

According to Dr. Erica Pan, the state epidemiologist of California, “with this latest spike this past winter, the numbers were much, much lower than in preceding surges,” specifically in terms of hospitalizations, ICU visits, and fatalities. (36 words)

In the descriptions below, " B " denotes a balancing mark with the opposite polarity to that of the preceding mark, while " V " denotes a bipolar violation mark, which has the same polarity as the preceding mark. (35 words)

Alexander once discussed his preceding sweethearts in a meeting, which is a rare occurrence! (14 words)

Example sentences (20)

Generally, the musical in question opened in New York during either the preceding calendar year or the preceding Broadway season.

If a batter reaches first base because of offensive interference by a preceding runner (including if a preceding runner is hit by a batted ball), he is also credited with a hit.

In the descriptions below, " B " denotes a balancing mark with the opposite polarity to that of the preceding mark, while " V " denotes a bipolar violation mark, which has the same polarity as the preceding mark.

When word-final or preceding another consonant, it lengthens the preceding vowel.

According to Dr. Erica Pan, the state epidemiologist of California, “with this latest spike this past winter, the numbers were much, much lower than in preceding surges,” specifically in terms of hospitalizations, ICU visits, and fatalities.

Alexander once discussed his preceding sweethearts in a meeting, which is a rare occurrence!

As discussed in the preceding paragraphs of this report, it is considered that there are no significant constraints that would prevent the proposed development.

As I said in the preceding article, ascending channel patterns are generally short-term bullish and move higher within an ascending channel.

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A spokesperson for McGrathNichol, which took over Openpay when it was placed into liquidation in February this year, said the receivers could not comment on incidents preceding their involvement with the pay-it-later company.

Born of the internationalist ideal that grew out of the embers of World War II, the Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956, preceding by a year the establishment of the European Economic Community.

Bringing sub-weapons to the handheld games and nonlinear level progression, Christopher's return to Dracula's castle was an all-around improvement from the preceding handheld title.

Captain Freeman, who had been on the sidelines for much of the two preceding episodes, plays a prominent role in this episode, and it's always nice to hear Dawnn Lewis take a more central part in her fan-favorite role as the Cerritos' commanding officer.

Despite being a lesser-known character, releasing right after The Flash, and preceding the highly anticipated franchise reboot, Blue Beetle managed to make an impact on the general audience.

During and before the campaign preceding the elections, Abiola had never mentioned Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo or any of those.

Estonia saw the lowest birth rate in over a century in 2022, and a fall of 12 percent on the preceding year, state agency Statistics Estonia reports.

For the nationwide study, the researchers surveyed more than 1,400 people between 14 and 21 years of age who had used e-cigarettes at least once per day in preceding month.

He confessed that not having Furuhashi in the preceding weeks had been irksome.

Here’s the interesting leg-out patter for that movie: It opened to a lackluster $8.3M the weekend preceding the Mother’s Day frame, then popped over the holiday weekend, that being $11M (+33%).

In the exchange of letters preceding the reassignment of the case to the attorney general, both Ellison and Walz acknowledged the rarity of such occurrences.

In the mid-credits sequence of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, we see that there is now a new group of six that has picked up where the preceding team left off.

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Common combinations with preceding

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "preceding" in a sentence?
An example: "Generally, the musical in question opened in New York during either the preceding calendar year or the preceding Broadway season." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "preceding" from authentic English texts.
What does "preceding" mean?
Preceding means: Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
What are synonyms of "preceding"?
Common synonyms of "preceding" include: antecedent, previous, propaedeutic, preparative, preparatory, premedical, precedent, prefatory. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "preceding" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "preceding", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.