0 someone or something existing or happening before, especially as the cause or origin of something existing or happening later: --
1 previous: --
When the college was established in 1546, it inherited a hall from each of three antecedent institutions.
2 something existing or happening before, esp. as the cause of an event or situation: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.