This is the 8578th most frequent French word.
antérieur
Earlier; preceding; prior.
Used here to mean 'prior' or 'previous', referring to the concept that precedes others in importance or sequence.
Le concept antérieur est fondamental pour comprendre cette théorie.
The prior concept is fundamental for understanding this theory.
Applied to indicate an event or condition that occurred before but continues to have an impact.
La blessure antérieure affecte encore ses performances.
The previous injury still affects their performance.
Indicating a time period that precedes the current one, showing a temporal relationship.