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Meanings of predecessor in English

Catalan
herald
Spanish
precursor

Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone.

herald
Russian
предыдущее
Spanish
predecesor
Catalan
predecessor

Entity which is followed by another one in a sequence or order.

предыдущее
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Examples for "herald"
Examples for "herald"
1
The benchmarking process should herald progress on modernisation in the education sector.
The Irish Times
2
They say the red comet is a herald of a new age.
A clash of kings
3
The Year of the Dragon may herald firey times for China .
The Irish Times
4
Analysts said the government exit could herald a recovery at the bank.
Reuters
5
Ed Miliband had hoped that 2008 would herald a social democratic moment.
The Guardian
1
Overall, he said, Bitcoin is a good precursor for stock market movements.
Reuters
2
He was the precursor of the first serious use of such devices.
The Irish Times
3
Under different circumstances, cognitive frailty may represent a precursor of neurodegenerative processes.
Pubmed
4
Conclusions: CB was highly upregulated in human ESCC and its precursor lesions.
Pubmed
5
Nowhere does one find precursor proto-languages; all seem fully formed and complex.
The Guardian
1
Their woes are a harbinger of the developed market pain to come.
Reuters
2
But the weakness is an opportunity, not a harbinger, fund managers say.
Reuters
3
GO's rocky start in 1987 proved a harbinger of things to come.
Wired
4
Last week's developed market wobbles may be a harbinger of deeper falls.
Reuters
5
The countenance of the honest Southron was the harbinger of his news.
The Scottish Chiefs
1
Such presumption was the natural cause and forerunner of a shameful defeat.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
2
Tartini was in some sort a forerunner of the modern romantic school.
A Popular History of the Art of Music / From the Earliest Times ...
3
She certainly was a forerunner to Katie Couric, so there's no guarantee.
Reuters
4
It was a vile pseudo sentiment-theoffspring or the forerunner of evil.
Villette
5
It often happens, that prosperity is the forerunner of the greatest misfortunes.
Trips to the Moon
Usage of predecessor in English
1
Late last year her predecessor, Mark Scott, was asked the same questions.
The Guardian
2
Patel is also likely to share his predecessor's good reputation among investors.
Reuters
3
The government thus far has sought to distinguish itself from its predecessor.
The Guardian
4
Modern overhaul The New Duster looks far more modern than its predecessor.
The South African
5
The new government has, if anything, a tougher task than its predecessor.
Reuters
6
In actual cognitive powers, also, this favoured species far outstripped its predecessor.
Last and First Men
7
For example, a male may use chemicals to disable his predecessor's sperm.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
8
Last week, new commander Gen. David Petraeus revised his predecessor's much-criticized guidelines.
Wired
9
Her predecessor as malaria officer died earlier this year -of malaria.
Reuters
10
It was a predecessor to the more recent influx of reality TV.
Reuters
11
As in the case of its British predecessor, U.S. interests were paramount.
The duel: pakistan on the flight path of american power
12
But it is far heavier on substance and strategy than its predecessor.
The Guardian
13
The new SLK achieves everything its predecessor didn't in terms of looks.
The Irish Times
14
Theresa May owed her position to her predecessor's failed EU referendum gamble.
The Guardian
15
I've never forgotten the vows of your predecessor all those years ago.
Return of the Crimson Guard
16
The official's predecessor was gunned down in an ambush earlier this year.
Reuters
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