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antecedent
English
Etymology
From Middle English antecedent, borrowed from Old French antecedent, from Latin antec?d?ns (“going before”), from antec?d? (“to precede; excel; surpass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ant??si?d?nt/
Adjective
antecedent (not comparable)
- Earlier, either in time or in order.
- an event antecedent to the Biblical Flood
- an antecedent cause
- Presumptive.
- an antecedent improbability
Derived terms
- antecedently
Related terms
- antecede
- antecedence
Translations
Noun
antecedent (plural antecedents)
- Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
- An ancestor.
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 3:
- The Boston agent added that this clerk was a young man of wholly unquestioned veracity and reliability, of known antecedents and long with the company.
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 3:
- (grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
- H. W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
- [W]hereas it might seem orderly that, as who is appropriated to persons, so that should have been appropriated to things […] the antecedent of that is often personal.
- One such condition can be formulated in terms of the c-command relation defined in (9) above: the relevant condition is given in (16) below:
(16) C-COMMAND CONDITION ON ANAPHORS
An anaphor must have an appropriate c-commanding antecedent
- One such condition can be formulated in terms of the c-command relation defined in (9) above: the relevant condition is given in (16) below:
- H. W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
- (logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. , where is the antecedent, and is the consequent.
- (logic) The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (mathematics) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
- (chiefly in the plural) Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
Synonyms
- (something which precedes): precedent, precursor
- (an ancestor): ascendant, ascendent, forebear, forefather, forerunner, predecessor, progenitor
Antonyms
- (in logic): consequent, (for sequents) succedent
- (in linguistics): anaphor
Holonyms
- conditional
- See Thesaurus:argument form
Translations
See also
- juxtaposition
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French antecédent, from Latin antec?d?ns (“go before”), from antec?dere (“to go or come before”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n.t?.s??d?nt/
- Hyphenation: an?te?ce?dent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
antecedent n (plural antecedenten, diminutive antecedentje n)
- antecedent (thing that precedes; prior fact, background fact)
- (linguistics) antecedent (referent of a word, esp. of a pronoun)
- (logic) antecedent (condition part of a proposition)
Antonyms
- (logic): (consequent)
- (linguistics): (anafoor)
Latin
Verb
antec?dent
- third-person plural future active indicative of antec?d?
[[Category:ante- +?]]
Romanian
Etymology
From French antécédent, from Latin antecedens.
Adjective
antecedent m or n (feminine singular antecedent?, masculine plural anteceden?i, feminine and neuter plural antecedente)
- antecedent
Declension
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anticipate
English
Etymology
From Latin anticip?tus, perfect passive participle of anticip?re (“anticipate”); from ante (“before”), + capere (“take”). See capable.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /æn?t?s.?.pe?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /æn?t?s.?.pe?t/
Verb
anticipate (third-person singular simple present anticipates, present participle anticipating, simple past and past participle anticipated)
- (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
- c. 1824 (written, published in 1891) Robert Hall, Fragment on Popery
- When two parties, each formidable for their numbers, and the weight of their influence and property, are animated by an equal degree of zeal, it is natural to anticipate the final success of that which possesses the most inherent strength.
- Synonym: preclude
- c. 1824 (written, published in 1891) Robert Hall, Fragment on Popery
- to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
- to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
- Synonyms: expect, foretaste, foresee
- to eagerly wait for (something)
- Synonym: look forward to
Usage notes
The words anticipate and expect both regard some future event as likely to take place. Nowadays they are often used interchangeably although anticipate is associated with acting because of an expectation: e.g. "skilled sportsmen anticipate the action and position themselves accordingly".
Related terms
- anticipation
- anticipatory
Translations
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /antit?si?pate/
Verb
anticipate
- present adverbial passive participle of anticipi
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /antit?si?pate/
Verb
anticipate
- adverbial present passive participle of anticipar
Italian
Verb
anticipate
- second-person plural present indicative of anticipare
- second-person plural imperative of anticipare
- feminine plural of anticipato
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.ti.ki?pa?.te/, [än?t??k??pä?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.ti.t??i?pa.te/, [?n?t?it??i?p??t??]
Verb
anticip?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of anticip?
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