On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Predecessor. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as precursor or forerunner and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Predecessor meaning
- 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 Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.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
Synonyms of Predecessor
Using Predecessor
- The main meaning on this page is: 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 Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.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
- Useful related words include: precursor, forerunner.
- In the example corpus, predecessor often appears in combinations such as: his predecessor, its predecessor, her predecessor.
Context around Predecessor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Predecessor
- In this selection, "predecessor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, transistorized, tube, 1995, fund, mutual and filed stand out and add context to how "predecessor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include additionally while predecessor also featured and attal s predecessor as education. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "predecessor" sits close to words such as boots, dam and lakh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with predecessor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Angela Rippon was one of the presenters of Strictly's predecessor called Come Dancing. (14 words)
Additionally, the 5th gen Echo Dot retains the temperature sensor from its predecessor, which helps trigger routines based on room temperature. (21 words)
Additionally, while predecessor also featured third-person gameplay, it wisely limited the change in perspective to when players were in cover. (21 words)
The PDP-1 was an 18-bit processor, and was a predecessor of PDP-8 * TX-0 was the transistorized predecessor of PDP-1 * Whirlwind I was the vacuum tube predecessor of Tx-0 The PDP-8 had but one accumulator. (41 words)
A month after his emergency statement, Mr Hunt set out a package of about £30 billion of spending cuts and £24 billion in tax rises over the next five years, in stark contrast to the plans under his predecessor. (39 words)
The Fund is adopting the accounting history and performance of the predecessor mutual fund, the Main BuyWrite Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) as the result of a reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund (the “Reorganization”). (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Fund is adopting the accounting history and performance of the predecessor mutual fund, the Main BuyWrite Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) as the result of a reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund (the “Reorganization”).
The PDP-1 was an 18-bit processor, and was a predecessor of PDP-8 * TX-0 was the transistorized predecessor of PDP-1 * Whirlwind I was the vacuum tube predecessor of Tx-0 The PDP-8 had but one accumulator.
A Praetor's successor was not bound by the edicts of his predecessor; however, he did take rules from edicts of his predecessor that had proved to be useful.
His first public acts of importance were to grant a general pardon to the participants in the riot after the death of his predecessor, and to bring to trial the nephews of his predecessor.
Taft, more quietly than his predecessor, filed many more cases than did Roosevelt, and rejected his predecessor's contention that there was such a thing as a "good" trust.
Additionally, the 5th gen Echo Dot retains the temperature sensor from its predecessor, which helps trigger routines based on room temperature.
Additionally, while predecessor also featured third-person gameplay, it wisely limited the change in perspective to when players were in cover.
After all, this builds on the same template as Breath Of The Wild in much the way Super Mario Galaxy 2 did with its predecessor.
After similarly narrow victories over France and England, South Africa, with Kolisi’s legendary 1995 predecessor Francois Pienaar watching on for the final step, have walked the hardest, narrowest route to the trophy.
After the heart-wrenching story of The Last of Us Part 2, Naughty Dog has its work cut out for it in crafting a follow-up that can live up to its predecessor's expectations.
All he can do is reverse some of the actions taken by his predecessor when he assumes office if there is a valid reason to do so.
Along with the standard Pro model, it's also the first globally produced smartphone that makes use of titanium for its frame, which also makes it lighter compared to its predecessor.
Al-Qurashi had been the leader of IS since his predecessor, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, was killed in combat in 2022.
Although Pratt's Indiana Jones would undoubtedly be less cynical than his predecessor, the actor is just different enough from Ford to remain familiar while still treading new ground.
A month after his emergency statement, Mr Hunt set out a package of about £30 billion of spending cuts and £24 billion in tax rises over the next five years, in stark contrast to the plans under his predecessor.
Angela Rippon was one of the presenters of Strictly's predecessor called Come Dancing.
Animal-loving Sir Lindsay has a number of pets, including Maggie the tortoise – who is “not for turning” – and a dog, Betty, named after his late predecessor, Baroness Betty Boothroyd.
Apple increased the RAM in the iPhone 15 Pro Max to 8GB, up from 6GB in the predecessor, but the downtrend in the global memory market favoured the Cupertio-based company.
Approached by head teachers' unions about the issue, Attal's predecessor as education minister Pap Ndiaye replied that he did not want "to publish endless catalogues to specify the lengths of dresses".
Arriving 72 years after the release of the original, the new Land Cruiser uses a rugged body-on-frame construction which is 30 per cent more rigid than its predecessor.
Common combinations with predecessor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his predecessor 68×
- its predecessor 60×
- her predecessor 10×
- predecessor the 9×
- predecessor and 7×
- predecessor but 6×
- predecessor as 6×
- the predecessor 5×
- predecessor of 4×
- my predecessor 4×