The company's new president has changed many of the policies that were introduced by his predecessor. [=by the previous president]
Today's computers are much faster than their predecessors were.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ces — ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·ces·sion·al; ac·ces·sit; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ces·so·rize; ac·ti·no·my·ces; al·ces; al·tri·ces; an·ar·ces·tes; an·ces·to·ri·al; an·ces·tral; an·ces·tress; an·ces·tri·al; an·ces·tri·an;… … English syllables
sor — ad·dres·sor; ad·pro·mis·sor; ad·ses·sor; ag·gres·sor; ais·sor; an·te·ces·sor; as·cen·sor; as·ses·sor; as·ses·sor·ship; cen·sor·a·ble; cen·sor·ate; cen·sor·ship; com·pres·sor; con·fes·sor; con·sor·tion; con·sor·ti·um; cre·sor·ci·nol; de·fen·sor;… … English syllables
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
predecessor — pre|de|ces|sor Mot Agut Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
predecessor — pre|de|ces|sor [ˈpri:dısesə US ˈpredısesər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: prédécesseur, from Late Latin, from Latin decedere to go away, leave your job ] 1.) someone who had your job before you started doing it ≠ ↑successor ▪ Kennedy s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
predecessor in interest — pre·de·ces·sor in interest / pre də ˌse sər , prē /: a person who previously held the rights or interests currently held by another: a party with whom another is in privity; specif: a party in a previously related civil case who was in a similar… … Law dictionary
predecessor — pre‧de‧ces‧sor [ˈpriːdsesə ǁ ˈpredsesər] noun [countable] formal 1. a person who was in a particular post or job before the person who is doing it now: • Problems he inherited from his predecessor led to the bank s later troubles. 2. a machine … Financial and business terms
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
ship — ship·en·tine; ship·less; ship·man; ship·ment; ship·pa·ble; ship·page; ship·pen; ship·per; ship·pon; show·man·ship; sib·ship; sis·ter·ship; siz·ar·ship; skip·per·ship; sol·dier·ship; so·lic·i·tor·ship; son·ship; space·ship; speak·er·ship;… … English syllables
Precessor — Pre*ces sor, n. [L. praecessor.] A predecessor. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
