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antecedents

/ˌæn.tɪˈsiː.dənts/

/ˌæn.təˈsi.dənts/

Translations

antecedentsnoun

antecedents

Frequently used as a plural-only noun meaning 'ancestors' or 'previous circumstances'; treated as a lexicalized plural.

antécédentsAu sens de faits, causes ou circonstances antérieurs ; emploi courant en histoire, en médecine et en analyse.

To understand the conflict, we must examine its historical antecedents.

Pour comprendre le conflit, nous devons examiner ses antécédents historiques.

ascendanceAu sens d’ascendance, de milieu familial ou d’origine familiale.

The candidate’s aristocratic antecedents were well known.

L’ascendance aristocratique du candidat était bien connue.

antecedentnoun

antecedents

/ˌæn.tɪˈsiː.dənt/

/ˌæn.təˈsi.dənt/

antécédentEn grammaire, terme auquel renvoie un pronom.

In the sentence 'The car that he bought is red,' 'car' is the antecedent of 'that.'

Dans la phrase « The car that he bought is red », « car » est l'antécédent de « that ».

antécédentÉlément qui précède un autre dans le temps ou sur le plan logique.

The antecedent to the modern computer was the mechanical calculator.

L'antécédent de l'ordinateur moderne était la calculatrice mécanique.

Additional translations

antécédentsAu pluriel, se dit notamment des origines familiales ou des antécédents d'une personne.

Synonyms

preceding event

prior occurrence

antecedentsnoun

a person’s ancestors or family background

The candidate’s aristocratic antecedents were well known.

previous events, circumstances, or causes that have a bearing on a later situation

To understand the conflict, we must examine its historical antecedents.

antecedentnoun

A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.

The antecedent to the modern computer was the mechanical calculator.

A person's ancestors or family background.

Her antecedents were traced back to the early settlers of the region.

In grammar, the noun to which a pronoun refers.

In the sentence 'The car that he bought is red,' 'car' is the antecedent of 'that.'

In logic and mathematics, the first term in a conditional statement or of a ratio.

In the conditional statement 'If P, then Q,' P is the antecedent.