precedingadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈsiːdɪŋ/,

/ˌpriːˈsiːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/priˈsidɪŋ/,

/prəˈsidɪŋ/

Forms: see precede v.² and -ing suffix²; also Scottish pre-1700 perceiding, pre-1700 preceidding.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precede v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < precede v.² + -ing suffix². Compare earlier precedent adj.

1. Earlier in time; existing or happening before something else; previous, former, antecedent; esp. that has just happened, occurring immediately before.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective]

ererc888

fernOE

oldOE

formerc1160

ratherc1330

before-goingc1384

formerc1384

forenexta1400

formea1400

while1399

antecedentc1400

precedentc1400

anteceding?a1425

late1446

whilom1452

preceding?a1475

forne1485

fore1490

heretofore1491

foregoing1530

toforegoing1532

further1557

firster1571

then1584

elder1594

quondam1598

forehand1600

previant1601

preallable1603

prior1607

anterior1608

previal1613

once1620

previous1621

predecessivea1627

antecedaneous?1631

preventive1641

prior1641

precedaneous1645

preventional1649

antegredient1652

senior1655

prevenient1656

precedential1661

antecedental1763

past-gone1784

antevenient1800

aforetime1835

one-time1850

onewhile1882

foretime1894

erstwhile1903

antecedane-

ere-

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 175 (MED) The descripcion in the precedenge processe [L. in præcedentibus] of the grete worlde schalle not be with owte a cause and vtilite.

1513 in E. Beveridge Burgh Rec. Dunfermline (1917) 190 His compt..of twa yeris last bypast imediat precedand.

1568 in J. Hosack Mary Queen of Scots (1869) I. 537 Quhair she lay the nychtis preceding.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 199 Of sixe preceding Ancestors,..Hath it beene owed and worne.

1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 237 They..sent them..about the end of the preceding May last [It. antecedente Maggio passato].

a1720 W. Sewel Hist. Quakers (1722) Pref. sig. b The great Difference between this last, and all the other preceeding Persecutions.

1790 W. Bligh Narr. Mutiny on Bounty 39 The misery we suffered this day exceeded the preceding.

1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Proc. Parl. 35/1 The prospects of the year 1799–1800 will be found to vary but little in the aggregate from the actual out-turn of the preceding year.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 40 Each generation improves upon the preceding.

1967 Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 16 136/2 Orthostatic hypotension, as a manifestation of a dysautonomia, may occur without preceding or accompanying neurologic disease.

1993 MacUser Dec. 39/2 Regarded as the ‘real manager’ during the preceding year.

2. That precedes something in order or arrangement; that occupies a prior position; esp. that is placed immediately before; just mentioned, foregoing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > preceding in order

precedent1418

aforegoingc1443

precedingc1485

superior1534

foregoing1605

prior1607

preposed1608

previous1621

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 196 A questioun apon this mater precedand.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxix. f. lvi As before is touchyd in the presedyng Chapitre.

1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 37 The caus quhy we haif intitulit this tractate on the maner preceding.

1617 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 93 According to thir preceiding comptis.

1674 W. Cunningham Diary (1887) 45 I balanced my compts since July... I find I have, 314.4.0 So inlacks 12d. Nov. 1. Inlack of the preceding compt, £00.1.0.

1738 A. Cruden Compl. Concordance Holy Script. II. at Month The names and order of the months in the [Hebrew] Civil year, are the same as in the preceding table, only beginning the year with Tisri or September.

1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra II. lxviii. 340 I have great faith in the preceding argument.

1823 H. J. Brooke Familiar Introd. Crystallogr. 127 The secondary forms belonging to the four preceding classes of primary forms, are nearly similar to each other.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 243 The preceding sections of this chapter.

1926 K. M. Wiegand & A. J. Eames Flora Cayuga Lake Basin 28 C[ystopteris] fragilis... Damp or rather dry shaded cliffs and banks..; less common than the preceding.

1992 New Republic 27 July 50/1 The trope of the hawk, used parabolically by Throckmorton, seems to have flown in from the preceding poem.

3. Astronomy. Of a celestial object: situated to the west of another in the sky; having a lower right ascension than another. Also: (of a point on a celestial body, esp. the sun) coming into view before another point, as a consequence of the body's rotation.See the note at precede v.² 3b.

ΚΠ

1681 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 99 M^r Hally was present & alwayes concluded y^e measures accurate whence we determined at 7.50 after Noone his distance from the brightest of y^e lions neck 11°.52′.25″ at 8^h.04′ from y^e Southerne of y^e preceding [printed precedeng] stars in y^e square of y^e greater beare [etc.].

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Orion Bright one [star] in preced[ing] Foot call'd Regal... Preced[ing] in the girdle.

1784 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 265 The preceding side of Mars shews the flattening of the poles, while the following is terminated by an elliptical arch.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Quadrant In speaking of double stars, or of two objects near each other, the position of one component in reference to the other is indicated by the terms, north following, north preceding, south following, or south preceding, the word quadrant being understood.

1924 G. E. Hale Depths of Universe iii. 91 The law of sun-spot polarities... In the southern hemisphere the order is reversed—preceding spots were of north, following spots of south, polarity.

1964 R. J. Bray & R. E. Loughhead Sunspots vi. 226 The spots continue to grow and the main preceding spot develops a penumbra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preceding
释义	precedingadj. Brit. /prᵻˈsiːdɪŋ/, /ˌpriːˈsiːdɪŋ/, U.S. /priˈsidɪŋ/, /prəˈsidɪŋ/ Forms: see precede v.² and -ing suffix²; also Scottish pre-1700 perceiding, pre-1700 preceidding. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precede v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < precede v.² + -ing suffix². Compare earlier precedent adj. 1. Earlier in time; existing or happening before something else; previous, former, antecedent; esp. that has just happened, occurring immediately before. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] ererc888 fernOE oldOE oldOE formerc1160 ratherc1330 before-goingc1384 formerc1384 forenexta1400 formea1400 while1399 antecedentc1400 precedentc1400 anteceding?a1425 late1446 whilom1452 preceding?a1475 forne1485 fore1490 heretofore1491 foregoing1530 toforegoing1532 further1557 firster1571 then1584 elder1594 quondam1598 forehand1600 previant1601 preallable1603 prior1607 anterior1608 previal1613 once1620 previous1621 predecessivea1627 antecedaneous?1631 preventive1641 prior1641 precedaneous1645 preventional1649 antegredient1652 senior1655 prevenient1656 precedential1661 antecedental1763 past-gone1784 antevenient1800 aforetime1835 one-time1850 onewhile1882 foretime1894 erstwhile1903 antecedane- ere- ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 175 (MED) The descripcion in the precedenge processe [L. in præcedentibus] of the grete worlde schalle not be with owte a cause and vtilite. 1513 in E. Beveridge Burgh Rec. Dunfermline (1917) 190 His compt..of twa yeris last bypast imediat precedand. 1568 in J. Hosack Mary Queen of Scots (1869) I. 537 Quhair she lay the nychtis preceding. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 199 Of sixe preceding Ancestors,..Hath it beene owed and worne. View more context for this quotation 1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 237 They..sent them..about the end of the preceding May last [It. antecedente Maggio passato]. a1720 W. Sewel Hist. Quakers (1722) Pref. sig. b The great Difference between this last, and all the other preceeding Persecutions. 1790 W. Bligh Narr. Mutiny on Bounty 39 The misery we suffered this day exceeded the preceding. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Proc. Parl. 35/1 The prospects of the year 1799–1800 will be found to vary but little in the aggregate from the actual out-turn of the preceding year. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 40 Each generation improves upon the preceding. 1967 Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 16 136/2 Orthostatic hypotension, as a manifestation of a dysautonomia, may occur without preceding or accompanying neurologic disease. 1993 MacUser Dec. 39/2 Regarded as the ‘real manager’ during the preceding year. 2. That precedes something in order or arrangement; that occupies a prior position; esp. that is placed immediately before; just mentioned, foregoing. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > preceding in order precedent1418 aforegoingc1443 precedingc1485 superior1534 foregoing1605 prior1607 preposed1608 previous1621 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 196 A questioun apon this mater precedand. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxix. f. lvi As before is touchyd in the presedyng Chapitre. 1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 37 The caus quhy we haif intitulit this tractate on the maner preceding. 1617 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 93 According to thir preceiding comptis. 1674 W. Cunningham Diary (1887) 45 I balanced my compts since July... I find I have, 314.4.0 So inlacks 12d. Nov. 1. Inlack of the preceding compt, £00.1.0. 1738 A. Cruden Compl. Concordance Holy Script. II. at Month The names and order of the months in the [Hebrew] Civil year, are the same as in the preceding table, only beginning the year with Tisri or September. 1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra II. lxviii. 340 I have great faith in the preceding argument. 1823 H. J. Brooke Familiar Introd. Crystallogr. 127 The secondary forms belonging to the four preceding classes of primary forms, are nearly similar to each other. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 243 The preceding sections of this chapter. 1926 K. M. Wiegand & A. J. Eames Flora Cayuga Lake Basin 28 C[ystopteris] fragilis... Damp or rather dry shaded cliffs and banks..; less common than the preceding. 1992 New Republic 27 July 50/1 The trope of the hawk, used parabolically by Throckmorton, seems to have flown in from the preceding poem. 3. Astronomy. Of a celestial object: situated to the west of another in the sky; having a lower right ascension than another. Also: (of a point on a celestial body, esp. the sun) coming into view before another point, as a consequence of the body's rotation.See the note at precede v.² 3b. ΚΠ 1681 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 99 M^r Hally was present & alwayes concluded y^e measures accurate whence we determined at 7.50 after Noone his distance from the brightest of y^e lions neck 11°.52′.25″ at 8^h.04′ from y^e Southerne of y^e preceding [printed precedeng] stars in y^e square of y^e greater beare [etc.]. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Orion Bright one [star] in preced[ing] Foot call'd Regal... Preced[ing] in the girdle. 1784 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 265 The preceding side of Mars shews the flattening of the poles, while the following is terminated by an elliptical arch. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Quadrant In speaking of double stars, or of two objects near each other, the position of one component in reference to the other is indicated by the terms, north following, north preceding, south following, or south preceding, the word quadrant being understood. 1924 G. E. Hale Depths of Universe iii. 91 The law of sun-spot polarities... In the southern hemisphere the order is reversed—preceding spots were of north, following spots of south, polarity. 1964 R. J. Bray & R. E. Loughhead Sunspots vi. 226 The spots continue to grow and the main preceding spot develops a penumbra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1475
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