antecedent
/ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt/noun
उच्चारण ऐन्टिसीड्न्ट
पूर्ववर्ती घटना या वस्तु
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[C] formal
a thing or an event that exists or comes before another, and may have influenced it
पूर्ववर्ती घटना या वस्तु
- the historical antecedents of the freedom movement
- The dispute had its antecedents in a quarrel over land fifty years ago.
- The court looked at the antecedents of the dispute before deciding.
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- Folk songs are the antecedent of many modern film tunes.
- The antecedent of the festival lies in an ancient harvest ritual.
Synonyms predecessor forerunner precursor precedent ancestor
Opposite successor descendant consequence
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[pl.] antecedents
the people in a person's family who lived a long time ago; a person's past life
पूर्वज; (किसी का) अतीत, पृष्ठभूमि
- The police checked his antecedents.
- Nothing was known about the stranger's antecedents when he arrived in the town.
- The bank checked the applicant's antecedents before giving him the job.
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- The family's antecedents can be traced back to a small village in Punjab.
- Little is known about the poet's antecedents.
Synonyms ancestors forefathers forebears background history
Opposite descendants offspring
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[C] grammar
a word or phrase to which a following word, especially a pronoun, refers
(व्याकरण में) पूर्ववर्ती संज्ञा
- In 'Radhika lost her bag', 'Radhika' is the antecedent of 'her'.
- In 'The boys lost their bats', 'boys' is the antecedent of 'their'.
- In 'The girl smiled when she saw her friend', 'girl' is the antecedent of 'she'.
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- The pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number.
- In 'Meera lost her pen', the antecedent is 'Meera'.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
an·te·ce·dent
With ante- (before) and -cedent (not 'anticedent').
ante- (पहले) और -cedent के साथ ('anticedent' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart ante- (before: antenatal, antecedent) and anti- (against: antibiotic).
Ante- (पहले: antenatal, antecedent) और anti- (विरुद्ध: antibiotic) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender ('Every student must bring his or her book').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: pronoun को अपने antecedent से वचन और लिंग में मेल खाना चाहिए ('Every student must bring his or her book')।
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General knowledge
Police verification checks a person's antecedents (character and history).
पुलिस सत्यापन किसी व्यक्ति के antecedents (चरित्र और पृष्ठभूमि) की जाँच करता है।