antecedent

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for antecedent

antecedent 🔊 /æˌntɛˈsʌdʌnt or æˌntɪsiˈdʌnt/

antecedent : ආදි

antecedent : පෙර විත්ති

antecedent : පූර්වයෙහි වූ පදය

antecedent : මුලින් සඳහන් දේ

antecedent : පූර්වගාමී

antecedent : පූර්වයෙහි වූ දේ

antecedent : පූර්වපදය

antecedent : පූර්වයෙහි වූ

antecedent : පූර්ව චරිතය

antecedent : පූර්වකාලිකයා

antecedent : පූර්වයෙහි වූ වාක්‍යය

antecedent : පුරෝගාමී

antecedent : පූරවගතය

antecedent : පෙර

antecedent : පූර්ව

antecedent : පූර්වගත

antecedent : පූර්වාංගය

antecedent : පූර්වග

antecedent : පෙර පදය

antecedent definition

Adjective.

  1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
  2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.

Noun.

  1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
  2. One who precedes or goes in front.
  3. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
  4. The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple," prince is the antecedent of who.
  5. The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
  6. The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
  7. The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportioNoun. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.