antecedent

UK/,ænti'si:dənt/US/.ænti'si:dnt/

IELTSGREC2

Definitions

A thing or event that comes before and influences what follows

先行的事物，前情，前因

(Grammar) the word a pronoun refers back to

（语法）先行词

adj.

Coming before in time or order

在先的，先前的

Root Breakdown

Native English

ante-before

cedgo, yield, move

-entperforming, being in a state

=antecedent

ante- (before) + ced (go) + -ent = "the thing that goes before." In grammar, the antecedent is the noun a pronoun looks back to. Compare predecessor (also 'one who went before').

Root ced still carries 90 more words

Common Collocations

1.historical antecedent历史前因
2.antecedent condition先决条件
3.grammatical antecedent语法先行词

Example Sentences

1.
Poverty is often an antecedent of crime.
2.
In grammar, a pronoun must agree with its antecedent.

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