No. 3,139 in Dutch
eerdere
"Eerdere" means "earlier" or "previous" in English.
In a sentence
De eerdere bezoekers vertelden ons over hun ervaringen.
The earlier visitors told us about their experiences.
Here, "eerdere" is used to describe visitors who came before a certain reference point in time, indicating a prior instance or occurrence.
Een eerdere versie van het document bevatte meer details.
An earlier version of the document contained more details.
In this context, "eerdere" refers to a previous iteration or form of the document, emphasizing its past state.
Ik herinner me het eerdere gesprek dat we hadden over dit onderwerp.
I recall the earlier conversation we had about this topic.
Here, "eerdere" qualifies the conversation, indicating it occurred prior to the current one.
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