No. 795 in Swedish
föregående
"Föregående" means "previous" or "preceding" in English.
In a sentence
Föregående vecka var mycket hektisk.
The previous week was very hectic.
Used as an adjective to indicate the preceding time period.
Föregående kapitel ger en sammanfattning av bokens tema.
The preceding chapter provides a summary of the book's theme.
Here, it describes the earlier part of a structured content.
Föregående möte ägde rum för två månader sedan.
The previous meeting took place two months ago.
Describes the last occurrence of a recurring event.
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