predecessor

1. 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.

   Vorgänger, Vorgängerin

   предше́ственникpredšéstvennik, предше́ственницаpredšéstvennica

   попере́дникpoperédnyk, попере́дницяpoperédnycja

   one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

2. A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.

   The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.

   Vorläufer

   предше́ственникpredšéstvennik, предше́ственницаpredšéstvennica

3. A vertex having a directed path to another vertex

1. Tom thanked his predecessor.

   Том подякував свому попереднику.

   ruТом поблагодарил своего предшественника.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. I intend to follow my predecessor's policy.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. Tom is blaming his predecessor for these current problems.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. While I was walking down the street as an ordinary pedestrian, I saw my predecessor in a limousine.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · neron · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. His background parallels that of his predecessor.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular