predecessor

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Basit İngilizce açıklama: Someone who had a particular job or official position before the person who has it now.

• My predecessor left these notes.
• The new president changed her predecessor’s policies.
• Unlike his predecessor, the manager meets staff every week.

Zıt anlamlılar: successor

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: my predecessor, immediate predecessor, predecessor in office, his predecessor

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Yeni bir ürün veya makineden önce kullanılan model.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: An earlier machine or product that existed before a newer version.

• This phone is lighter than its predecessor.
• The machine’s predecessor used much more electricity.
• Several predecessors helped shape the design of the modern bicycle.

Nasıl kullanılır: predecessor to something (This camera was the predecessor to our current model.)

Eş anlamlılar: forerunner

Zıt anlamlılar: successor

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: its predecessor, direct predecessor, predecessor to something