No. 1,171 in Dutch
voorgaande
"Voorgaande" means "previous" or "preceding" in English.
In a sentence
De voorgaande hoofdstukken van het boek waren erg informatief.
The preceding chapters of the book were very informative.
In this sentence, 'voorgaande' is used as an adjective to describe the chapters that came before the current one in the book.
De resultaten van het voorgaande onderzoek zijn niet meegenomen.
The results of the previous study were not included.
Here, 'voorgaande' modifies 'onderzoek' to specify a prior or earlier study.
Voorgaande deelnemers werden al geïnformeerd over de veranderingen.
Previous participants have already been informed about the changes.
In this sentence, 'voorgaande' specifies which participants, referencing those who participated before the current ones.
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