Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding.

    предше́ствующийpredšéstvujuščij, предыду́щийpredydúščij

    preceding in time, order, or significance

  2. (archaic, not comparable)Coming before in a particular order or arrangement; preceding, foregoing.

Examples

25 sentences

  1. Doing this will set a precedent.

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  2. Doing that would set a bad precedent.

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  3. If we do this, it'll set a precedent.

    ruЕсли мы это сделаем, будет создан прецедент. — marafon

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  4. Will this set a good precedent or a bad precedent?

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  5. A legal precedent has been set.

    ruБыл создан правовой прецедент. — marafon

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
earlier in time:

Origin

From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēde

From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
antecedentpredecessive

Word family

3 related words
Relatedprecedencyprecedenceprecede

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
precautionaryprecedeB2precedencepreceptprecinctpreciousB1
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