No. 3,917 in Dutch
voorgangers
"Voorgangers" means "predecessors" or "leaders" in English.
In a sentence
De voorgangers van de huidige directeur hebben de organisatie goed voorbereid.
The predecessors of the current director have prepared the organization well.
In this sentence, 'voorgangers' refers to the individuals (predecessors) who held the position before the current director, emphasizing its role as 'those who came before'.
Tijdens de optocht liepen de voorgangers met fakkels aan de leiding.
During the parade, the leaders marched at the front with torches.
Here, 'voorgangers' refers to individuals at the front or leaders of an event (the parade in this case), showing its usage as 'those leading or going ahead'.
De voorgangers in de kerk zorgden voor een plechtige sfeer tijdens de ceremonie.
The ministers in the church ensured a solemn atmosphere during the ceremony.
In this context, 'voorgangers' describes religious ministers or leaders conducting a ceremony, illustrating its use as 'leaders or conductors in a religious or ceremonial setting'.
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