This is the 795th most frequent Swedish word.
föregående
"Föregående" means "previous" or "preceding" in English.
Here, it describes the earlier part of a structured content.
Föregående kapitel ger en sammanfattning av bokens tema.
The preceding chapter provides a summary of the book's theme.
Describes the last occurrence of a recurring event.
Föregående möte ägde rum för två månader sedan.
The previous meeting took place two months ago.
Used as an adjective to indicate the preceding time period.