preceding

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. existing or coming before (Freq. 7)
• Ant:
succeeding
• Similar to:
above, above-mentioned, above-named, foregoing, introductory,
prefatorial, prefatory, precedent, premedical, preparatory, preparative,
propaedeutic, previous, old
• See Also:
antecedent
• Attrubites:
timing, temporal relation
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
- a retiring member of the board
• Syn:
past, retiring
• Similar to:
outgoing

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)