antecedent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for antecedent in the English»French Dictionary

I.antecedent [Brit ˌantɪˈsiːd(ə)nt, Am ˌæn(t)əˈsidnt] N

1. antecedent (precedent):

antecedent LING, MATH, PHILOS

antécédent m

2. antecedent (ancestor):

antecedent

ancêtre m

II.antecedent [Brit ˌantɪˈsiːd(ə)nt, Am ˌæn(t)əˈsidnt] ADJ

antecedent

antérieur (to à)

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antécédent LING, MATH

antecedent

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Translations for antecedent in the English»French Dictionary

I.antecedent [ˌæntɪˈsi:dnt] N

1. antecedent (forerunner):

antecedent

précurseur m

2. antecedent pl (past history):

antecedent

antécédents mpl

3. antecedent LING:

antecedent

antécédent m

II.antecedent [ˌæntɪˈsi:dnt] ADJ form

antecedent

antérieur(e)

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antécédent

antecedent

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English

Here, men have walked on the moon is the antecedent.

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These antecedents are important because they are potentially under the control of organizations.

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In the 1960s, some usage guides started to reject the use of possessive antecedents.

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Not to be used when the antecedent is a distributive expression, such as "each", "each one".

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In addition, very few other antecedents have been suggested as relating to either type of performance.

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The relative pronoun "that" is used with both human and non-human antecedents.

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The concept of purpose, as only being the teleology final cause, requires supposedly impossible time reversal; because, the future consequent determines the present antecedent.

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The researchers concluded that the boy's problem behavior was indeed maintained by the antecedent of academic demands and the consequence of escape from the demands.

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The model follows applied behavior analysis with emphasis on antecedents, behaviors, consequences and repeated practice.

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However, preceding rainfall is not the only condition that affects antecedent moisture, and many other variables in the hydrologic process can have a significant impact.

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